An 8 year old and a 44 year old man becomes pen pals.

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2016)

Mary is an 8 year old kid who lives in Australia and has no friends. Max is a 44 year man who lives in New York and has no friends. Their liven get entangled when Mary writes a letter (after selecting a random address from a directory.) to Max asking him if babies are found in cola cans in America. The rest of the story spans twenty years, during which time Max is institutionalized, is arrested for man slaughter and wins the lottery. Mary undergoes cosmetic surgery, her father and mother dies, she gets married and has a baby. Max has Aspergers syndrome. Mary becomes a psychiatrist. She writes a book about Asperger's syndrome. Max is the test subject. He takes this news poorly. Mary goes into depression. Max forgives her.