Mark Lewis felt isolated and out of place. Born in Brooklyn, New York, a few years after the end of World War II, at the age of six his family moved to Augusta, Georgia. A scrawny Jewish kid, he finds difficulty adjusting to the social life in the small Southern town and seeks escape by attending a liberal arts college on the coast of Maine. Once there, he continues to struggle with trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life.

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Zack Miller is a neurologist who lives in Texas with his wife. His children are grown, and he doesn't have a dog.