A beloved grandfather shares the story of his life in Robert Tormanen's stirring memoir, "A Life Unexpected."

Of Finnish descent, Robert and his twin brother, Richard, enjoy an adventurous childhood growing up in a small Minnesota farming community with deep Finnish roots. Mingled alongside idyllic incidents of fun are quite a few near misses, such as the time that Robert almost drowns after getting pinned underneath a horse.

As the years pass, he soon grows into a highly respected member of the US Army. Married to the woman of his dreams, they have ten children together-a full-time...