On a worldwide average, one out of every10 children is not sired by the man generally assumed to be its father. This figure applies in equal measure to the industralized West. Arminpronounced sterile at the outset of this gripping novelattempts to track down the father of "his" son, Bo, a feat made more difficult by the earlier death of the boy's mother. Part love story andpart genetic mystery, this tale is a funny and poignant exploration of male anxiety, relationships, and sexuality."