Protectionism of parent thwarts lives of young couple Young boy might or might not be in love with Faye, but admires her greatly. Running in and out of each others lives for half a century, any permanent contact is discouraged by her domineering father. He, for some reason, does not approve of the boy, who tries hard to prove him wrong. Allan Ishmael Young, writer of books in all genres, specializes in complex situations which entertain the reader no end. This is his own memoir of his lifelong relationship with a particular girl.