Dirk Dumpler, a humble, self-employed trash collector, finds his mundane daily life blown by the winds of change into a rollercoaster ride of life-altering and chaotic events. With the help of assorted discarded items he has collected over the years, Dirk and his wife, Darlene, seek to unravel the mystery of his existence in this world—to answer life's most fundamental personal question: "Who am I?" Their heartwarming and surprise-filled journey leads them to places and people they could never have imagined. Dirk's quirky gift of humour opens doors he didn’t know existed as he is literally thrust onto the local, national, and world stages. While he’s skyrocketing to fame, the stumbling block of Dirk's origin wreaks havoc in his life and emotions. A tapestry of seemingly unrelated occurrences unfolds and allows wrongs to be righted and hurts to be healed. Like invisible dominoes, simple interlocking events play out to create a great work of art—one that can’t be fully appreciated until one stands back and takes in the masterpiece as a whole. The characters learn for themselves that God is undeniably beside us and guiding us throughout all of our lives. As the puzzle pieces slowly come together, it becomes clear that the "broken things" have, in reality, been bringing forth lifelong dreams. Softcover Trim Size: 6 x 9 Page Count: 186 About the Author: Born in 1959 in Victoria, British Columbia, Harry P. Diachina was raised across Canada in many cities and towns, always the "new kid" in school. Always a dreamer, his dreams seemed more important than the real life of this world. In his early twenties, he experienced a dream where his deceased grandmother told him he would be an artist. He quit his dead-end job and headed to Victoria, where he sold his artwork for the next twenty years to tourists at the Inner Harbour waterfront.
