Three generations of dads, playing traditional roles in each other's
lives, arrive simultaneously at significant crossroads. The decisions
they make and the actions they take will directly - and eternally -
affect each other. After a life of hard work and raising children,
Robert is enjoying his well-deserved retirement when he discovers that
he has an illness he might not be able to beat. At 19, Jonah is
sprinting across the threshold of adulthood when he learns, stunningly,
that he's going to become a father. And Oliver - Robert's son and
Jonah's dad - has entered middle age and is paying its demanding price.
While reconciling the time and effort it has taken him to reach an
unfulfilling career and an even less satisfying marriage, he realizes
that it's imperative that he keep it all together for the two men who
mean everything to him. When different perspectives lead to
misunderstandings that remain unspoken - sometimes for years - it takes
great strength and even more love to travel beyond the resentment. Dad:
A Novel chronicles the sacred legacy of fatherhood.
