Thenovelfollowsawoman,Modesta,whoisbornon1January1900andherexperiencesthoughherlifeinthetwentiethcentury.Thetextiswrittenforthemostpartinthefirstperson(byModesta),butsometimesalsointhethirdperson,especiallyinthefirstpartofthenovel.

在北美的迷雾森林里，一个大脚野人家族——可能是他们神秘种类中最后的一个——在一年的时间里踏上了一段荒诞、史诗、滑稽、最终令人感伤的旅程。这些毛茸茸、高尚的巨人意识到自己正与周围不断变化的世界发生冲突，将努力为生存而战。

When a mentally ill young man thinks he witnesses an abduction and the police refuse to believe him, he reluctantly turns to his next door neighbor- a bitter, retired security guard- to help him find the missing woman.

Mike Epps 回顾了他的事业成功和个人斗争，谈到了财务问题、人际关系以及他对街头生活的标志性喜剧演绎。