Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia not long after independence, hoping to fulfill the missionary dream of his friend Janice He is also fleeing the traumas of his motherless childhood: his father´s alcoholism, his best friend´s terrible accident, Janice´s death, his fear of an ordinary and stifled fate Africa is a terrible shock, yet he stays and makes it his home... Hans Olofson llega a Zambia poco después de su independencia, esperando cumplir el sueño misionero de su amiga Janice También está huyendo de los traumas de su infancia huérfano de madre: el alcoholismo de su padre, el terrible accidente de su mejor amigo, la muerte de Janice, su temor de un destino gris y ordinario...