This is the second installment concerning the life and times of one Malcolm Richardson, a thrice married, thrice divorced multimillionaire, who is struggling with the unexpected death last month (November) of his friend Morv Arid (Moreen) Hassani who he had met the previous spring. She was a former prominent, ground breaking Doctor in her native country of Iran, a survivor of the Iran/Iraq war, and a refugee from religious persecution. An organic product of their friendship is a developing and quite startling spiritual transformation that is proving to be addictive and frustratingly confusing for the wealthy former business tycoon having little to no religious background. With Moreen's passing Malcolm must rely on the growing faith of his first (and he knows to be his only true) love, Sybil Richardson who he left almost three decades earlier for wife number 2. His need for guidance concerning this mysterious new pull also creates a serendipitous romantic opportunity for the two middle aged divorcees. This opportunity is complicated by the struggles and interactions of a very large blended family which includes-from Malcolm' perspective-3 ex wives, 4 natural adult children (3 from Sybil), 2 adult step children, 1 fourteen year old step son, 6 spouses, 1 adopted 20 y/o daughter (and boy friend), 4 grand children, and Moreen's remaining 2 adult children. One major conflict that Malcolm must resolve is the severe bitterness his youngest son (by Sybil) over Malcolm's abandonment of the family so many years earlier. All this will play out across an international plane as Malcolm is forced to continue to deal with the deadly reality of religious persecution around the world....a reality that eventually will hit the Richardson family very hard close to home.
