In the winter of 1951, a storytellerarrives at the home of nine-year-old Ronan O'Mara in the Irish countryside and stays for three wonderful evenings. These nights change young Ronan forever, setting him on a years-long pursuit of the elusive, itinerant storyteller and the glorious tales that are no less than the saga of his tenacious and extraordinary isle.

Mitch Albom's first true-life story since Tuesdays with Morrie explores life through a unique journey: his search for the right words to eulogize a Man of God. Along the way‚ Albom --- who walked away from a deeply religious background as a young man --- rekindles his faith by sitting with and caring for the wise‚ funny‚ but slowly decaying man of the cloth. Together‚ they explore the things that pull us apart about faith‚ as well as the universal beliefs that pull us together.