In semi-autobiographical stories set largely in David Vann’s native Alaska, this is set on a wild island in southern Alaska, accessible only by boat or seaplane, all in wet forests and steep mountains. It is in this setting that Jim decides to take his thirteen-year-old son to live there in an isolated cabin for a year. After a succession of personal failures, he sees the opportunity to make a new start and reconnect with this boy he knows so little.

Un homme se rend sur une île sauvage pour renouer avec son père. Dix ans auparavant, ils ont partagé une expérience bouleversante qui a transformé leur relation.