Some people just can't catch a break. Born and raised in a chicken coop, brain-damaged by scarlet fever, and blamed for the death of his baby brother, Ed Lantzer became what everyone expected him to be: unworthy of love and unable to give it. Knowing no other way, he made sure he lived up to this label by concealing his feelings for his wife and children, eventually abandoning them and setting off in search of his purpose-a purpose he was sure existed, even though he had no idea what it was. He couldn't write and his only skills involved working with wood, but he had a gift. When he put...