The Book tells about the lives of two boys with similar upbringings, heartaches, and secrets leads to different paths. Two cousins Jim and Sam, both were born to underage mothers, sisters whose only hopes and dreams are to satisfy the men in their lives. The summer of 1975 brings about a drastic change in the lives of the two boys, both tormented, and abused by the same men their mother's love. Their lives are chronicled from the past to the present, revealing something so often overlooked; Boys need LOVE too.