This modern novel tells a tale of two humans, one duck and several vats of home-brewed whisky. This title features Grandaddy Jake Santee, 99 years old, and an unreformed gambler. Then theres Tiny, adopted at the age of 4 by Grandaddy Jake, and Fup, an uncompromising twenty-pound mallard, partial to a drink herself, whose presence transforms the Santee household.