In her journal, foreboding dreams preface Xie Shi Xins departure from China with her daughter Xiao Yan to join her husband in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Upon arrival, a new friend Song, invites her to join a conversation class in the basement of a church given by a Catholic priest-Fr. David Fenster.
The study of vocabulary and The Little Prince free her from a long-felt stagnancy to move from observing the surface of things to understanding their significances.
These friends and factors prepare her to face the most tragic event in her life.
Five childrens stories in her journal-"The Lonely...