The life of fourteen-year-old Athan intertwines with that of Uncle Laki, Mrs. Venia, Mrs. Mary, his school principal, his doctor, and all the children living in the same orphanage.

The teenager never tires of listening to the incredible stories of Uncle Laki every time he takes him to the hospital for dialysis.

A chance meeting between the uncle and Ed Begels years ago on a ship in the middle of nowhere will become the main axis for a series of unexpected events that will highlight faith, friendship, modern living, loneliness, loss, and diversity.

The lives of the book's characters will be tested, they will change, and ultimately they will triumph.

Does Ed Begels truly exist? Through the touching, funny, tender, and gray sides of life, each of them will be called to provide their own answer.