Sitting Shiva in the Land of Nod

When his uncle Howard dies, Daniel feels he's lost the one person in his life he was close to, the one person who really cared. Daniel steels himself to face the pain of attending his uncle's funeral only to discover that Howard has willed him a large sum of money. Shaken from his loss and disillusioned with the life he is living, Daniel quits his job, buys a car, and uses his newfound financial freedom to set off on a road trip with his sidekick Golda, his pet guinea pig. With no plan but to follow where each day guides him, Daniel's journey leads him to experiences and relationships that bring him face-to-face with memories and wounds of the past as well as the biggest questions in life. Daniel muses on it all with courage, candor, and an innate wisdom that Howard recognized in Daniel and those Daniel meets on his journey learn to appreciate...