Whiskey Breakfast is a captivating tale of life as a first-generation baby-boomer Swedish American, caught between the customs of a land he had never been to and the desire to fit into a troubled existence, tragically scarred by alcoholism, divorce, and peer abuse. It is also a powerful portrait of Lindberg’s immigrant ancestors, especially of his father, Oscar-a contractor and master builder who helped develop Chicago’s post-World War II suburbs.