Edder, an enthralling story of Fate and purpose, recounts the life of Edward Lee Slogren, a mentally "slow" boy raised in a dysfunctional family. Surrounded by anger and despair, Edward Lee finds friendship and reason in an ill-fated child named Manny Dunlop who has a special Fate of his own. Each life has some special meaning or purpose, mostly unknown to us, but for this story, the purpose of one life is revealed.