Meet Nils Andreasson Jr., at first a boy overwhelmed by a demanding, dictatorial father, then a young professional besieged by a self-serving, manipulative business associate, and in his faltering marriage, at a loss to find happiness with a drifting, unfulfilled wife. Out of these grating conflicts unfolds a narrative of intimidation, capitulation and endless, gnawing frustration.Though brilliant to the ends of genius, Nils strains to summon his resources to overcome the forces of discord that assault him daily. When a Vietnam veteran unexpectedly reenters his life, he's left to confront an even greater challenge to his sanity, the burden of soul-crushing guilt.Here is an odyssey of the emotions that stretches from the early fifties through the Vietnam-torn sixties and on to the political and economic dislocations of the seventies, a man's difficult struggle to free himself of the demons that have troubled his life since early childhood. Rich with betrayal, rage, sorrow and abiding compassion, Helping is a story you will never forget.