Like the movie American Beauty, this novel focuses on a dysfunctional family. While providing for his family financially, the father Douglas, is in constant search of new and younger women for sexual gratification. The mother, Vicky, is discontent with her life and betrayed relationship, and in anger has a relationship with Douglas's co-worker in retaliation for his infidelity. She struggles with trying to find her freedom and leaving the security of the relationship. Robert and Barbara are teenagers trying to understand their family, although both of them are having adolescent problems of their own. Only young Winston, in his imaginary kingdom of fantastic creatures such as Sir Rhinoceros and other magical creatures have made any sense of his family.

As the four princes became knights, they enjoyed many challenges and adventures that began by many hours of planning and scheming around the square table in the cellar of their castle home. In the beautiful town of Kilgora in old Ireland, this loving family lived out their lives in love and peace together in their old castle home. High Queen Granny and High King Papa were the heads of this loving family, and they ruled with kind and loving hearts. However, even though the knights lived in peace and happiness, their biggest challenge was about to come to pass when they had to save their princesses from Mama Dragon. Although they were very brave and valiant knights, a very different turn of events shows everyone that a grandmother’s love is much more powerful than any sword of any knight in shining armor.