When Alton's ageing blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him he agrees After all it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall & Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future But like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined As his relationship with his uncle develops & he meets the very attractive Toni deeply buried secrets are uncovered & a romance that spans decades is finally brought to conclusion Alton's mother is in for a surprise!