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When Alton's ageing blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him he agrees. After all it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops and he meets the very attractive Toni deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to conclusion. Alton's mother is in for a surprise!