Mr. Bones, canine sidekick and confidant of the brilliant, troubled poet Willy G. Christmas, embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to find his master's beloved high-school teacher and mentor Bea Swanson.
The residents of the town of Clarence have fallen under the spell of a strange drug which unlocks their memories, leaving them vulnerable to all the joys and sorrows they have ever endured.
The disappearance of sixteen-year-old Nora Lindell has a dramatic and lasting impact on the teenage boys who grew up around her, and while rumors and suspicions about her absence are whispered the boys grow into men and continue to pine for the teenage girl who no longer exists.
