In a charming cafe in a small Wisconsin city, where everything on the menu costs a mere dime, Henry Durant's sinister history collides with his promising present in a way that will affect generations to come. Unfolding in the early part of the twentieth century, the novel reveals the lives of four generations of Durant men. Patriarch Henry is a French-Canadian entrepreneur determined to create a new life for his large family in his adopted hometown. His son, George, a self-proclaimed ladies' man, seeks love and adventure in 1920's Hollywood and the world of silent movies. Aaron, George's son,...