 In confession to her priest, Tekki Lomnicki, a little person, reveals that she has dishonored her mother. Her confession spins out in a series of funny and sometimes painful stories: her dramatic birth, her imaginative childhood and difficult relationship with her mother and, finally, the fateful trip they eventually make to the holy shrine at Lourdes. In her memories, a storytelling nun, Saint Bernadette, her rambunctious family, Little League baseball, musical comedy, and the romantic Paris of her dreams all live again. But Tekki will have to face the truth of what happened at Lourdes if she is to win a chance at redemption.