Willem Jansen

When Willem Jansen'S Six Children Return Home To Attend His Funeral They Must Revisit Their Common Past Where They Struggled To Escape Their Father'S Unrelenting Cruelty. But To Their Surprise Their Father Retains His Grip On Them Even In Death. The Stark Lives Jansen Ordained For Them Emerge Once More: Bill The Reluctant Business Partner; Addie The Younger Children'S Surrogate Mother; John The Easygoing Farmer Whose Humor Masks His Fear; Jennie On Her Never-Ending Quest For Her Father'S Approval And Love; Cate The Lost Soul Invisible To Willem; And Danny The Rebel Who Learns Too Late That Reconciliation Is Almost Always Possible. As The Winds Of Change Bring Radio Motion Pictures The Depression And World War Ii Into The Jansen'S Lives The Family And The Nation Are Altered Forever. In This World Of Turmoil It Is The Curse Of Their Father That Ultimately Provides The Now-Grown Children With Their Greatest And Most Enduring Strength.