Shepard Nacker, a very successful businessman, for many years cherished the dream of a simple life, without empty fuss and ambitions, without credit cards and traffic jams. And one day he finally decided to fulfill his dream on the island of Pemba in the Indian Ocean, regardless of whether his wife Glynis went with him or not. But fate decreed otherwise. Nak found out that Glynis was seriously ill, and everything became extremely simple in his life: he did not need a happy island without a wife. A difficult, grueling fight against a deadly disease began. The strength was gone and the money received for the sold company was melting, the dream lost its outline, but still did not die...