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He can't seem to shake the memory. From the top floor of his office building, he stands in the window and looks out over his domain, one of the cities that never sleeps in the north. His mind is drawn to a simple uncluttered encounter, a scene stuck in his mind for over 15 years. Miles away, on the outskirts of a place called the "Shanty Town", Mrs. Craft remembers a person met by accident at the train station's taxi turnabout. She barely said thank you as he held the taxi door for her. But as he held the door, there was an undeniable sensation that he'd see her again.

Mark, a 31-year-old factory worker, spends his days packaging aspirin and escaping into his vivid imagination. He finds reality dull and often drifts off, envisioning himself as the hero of thrilling adventures. In one moment, he is a swashbuckling pirate captain battling rival ships and searching for treasure. He leads his crew with cunning and bravery, outsmarting foes and overcoming mutiny. But just as he nears victory, a coworker’s voice snaps him back to the monotonous assembly line. Frustrated by the routine of his life, Mark longs for more excitement.

When a tornado nearly wipes the town of Croy, Oklahoma, off the map, Lerner Alquist, its wealthiest citizen, vows to memorialize the wife he lost by building a magnificent library. It is a splendid goal, but hard times keep delaying it. By 1952, Alquist needs one final ornament to make it complete: a sculpture over the main entrance. Pursuing that vision sets in motion a series of events that uncovers the racism, religious bigotry, and sexual tensions that underlie the town.

Her family was to be her legacy, until an angry mob murdered her only son.