Fate... Free Will... Destiny... Predestination. What do these all have in common? Do human beings actually have free will, or does God or Nature have a say in the matter? This novel attempts to answer those questions for one man in particular. Richard Desmond lived at the end of the 20th Century and was both an accountant and a poet. At forty-eight years old, he lost his job but fell in love. His life's portrait was composed of a series of choices; and whether they were good or bad, readers must decide for themselves.