From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father, Martin; his crazy Uncle Terry; and how the three of them upset — mostly unintentionally — an entire continent. Incorporating death, parenting (both good and bad), a labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich, and an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them.