Regarding the Clouds

When Adam Lorress is apprenticed to a church caretaker, his parents rent his room to a schoolmaster: A quiet man with secret, sinister intentions. Over the years, as Adam and his family are touched by this evil, he grows bitter and questions God's love and mercy. It is only when he reaches the depths of despair that he begins a slow return to life. Along the way, he is touched by true friends, loving relatives, amusing characters, and at last, love.