Benjamin Ridge, a novel inspired by true events, challenges the reader to ponder life's three most important questions. Do you live? Do you love? Do you matter? College student, Brian Wilson, receives a thesis assignment to write on the life of any person he barely knows, and to answer those three questions.While walking home from campus, he happens upon a neighbor collapsed on a house porch. Benjamin Ridge, a man Brian had seen most days while returning from college might provide an ideal subject, should he live long enough.Over the course of nine days, Brian learns of Benjamin's life; a tragic and heartwarming tale of his love for, and subsequent loss of his wife and children. With a strong heart and unwavering dedication, Benjamin had once vowed to reunite the family despite overwhelming odds.No matter how you answer the three questions, you won't soon forget Benjamin Ridge.