Firing of Stephen Ledberg

Why won't Stephen Ledberg's family tell him the truth about his biological parents? Why do they try to dissuade him from going to work for a newspaper in Pennsylvania? Perhaps it's because the newspaper publisher is his biological father?Stephen Ledberg's search begins in America, takes him to Africa, and then home. Along the way he meets a one-armed caddy, an alcoholic school teacher, a young Indian woman with whom he falls in love, and a Jewish hotel owner in the middle of Africa. How did he get there, where is he going and why? Throw in a fig tree, tootsie rolls, coconuts, latakia, bubble gum, golf balls, and a cauldron filled with adventure. Will Stephen Ledberg finally discover the truth?