The book centers on a guy who lives in a house in between highways. His father hasn't moved in years and the mothers stays in her room crying. The guy works as a statue, standing still then moving when people come near. The guy used to work in a wax museum as a person amongst wax figures. To get the job he had to stand by other people, or wax figures, and not move until the guy talking said a certain phrase. The guy tried tricking him by telling him it was alright to move but he still didn't move. We got that job because of that.