It is story of an African refugee, Deo and his struggles, both in America and his native country of Burundi. I was glad I read this following Man's Search for Meaning as it recomfirmed that when man is faced with the most unimaginable atrocities of human creation he still has the ability to choose how he will react. His story showed the best and worst of humanity. Unfortunately his story was all too familiar, whether it is set in Africa, Guatemala or Nazi Germany. Are we fated to keep repeating this pattern?