The story opens with the birth of a child sired by the brother of the unfortunate child’s mother. It’s a tale of struggle and searching for the child by the desperate mother. Not uplifting. This tale of despair describes the human condition in all its worst forms; degradation, ignorance, futility, crushing poverty, cruel luck, meanness, depravity, hopelessness. No complicated plot. Nothing to celebrate, except to experience life, the writing and excellent narration by Ed Sala of the audiobook.