Theodore Angier never got along with his father. At seventeen, he ran away from his father's house to finally gain his long-awaited freedom. He had to work hard before he achieved a strong position in society. And he never once visited the house in which he was born, did not turn to his father for help. Only after his death did Theo come home to deal with the inheritance. And I received from my father as a gift what I had long since stopped hoping for...