What does it mean to be a man?  In Detroit during the 1930's and 1940's, being raised by a divorced mother during peak unemployment and pre-war jitters, sex, violence, and spirituality are woven together in a complex web surrounding a young Andrew Cameron.  As he learns to navigate a family legacy of both immoral characters and honorable heroes, Andrew struggles to rise above poverty, war, and loss, and find the voice that will truly guide him...