Clara Martinelli dreams that her mother will die unless she plays her concert harp non-stop. If she heeds this omen, she won't ever be able to leave her London flat, but if she ignores it, her mother will die in the ghastly manner foretold in the dream.

Across the world in Nepal, when disease kills the last elder in a Himalayan monastery, the axis of the Earth shifts and Rinzen must leave his sanctuary for the first time in his life.

Intensive training has given him superhuman talents, but the only people who can help the Samudrans are across the world in Columbia ... and Rinzen has no passport, almost no money and military special forces are in hot pursuit.

In a world facing climate change and environmental destruction, this magical realism novel combines an epic adventure with a tender love story, and a spiritual journey with the search for wisdom.

'Every now and again your read a book that is so outrageously imaginative and yet so thoroughly believable, that you just have to stop and wonder how the author thought they could pull it off - and then simply marvel at the fact that they have.' Richie

'The amazing quest of one of the two main characters and the weird compulsion of the other is so gripping and ends up being an incredible road story/joint quest that would make a brilliant film.' Baboxford

'I loved this book. The language transported me just as Clara's music and Rinzen's meditation transported them. For me, it managed to be a page turner, a love story and a book that made me think about mindfulness and spirituality (in all its guises). So ambitious and so well executed.' Tracey

'I thoroughly enjoyed reading this absorbing, strange and wonderful novel. It is indeed a magical book for troubled times. Full of inventive ideas and convincing descriptions of places and people, it is an adventure ride with intriguing twists and turns. I was absorbed and propelled throughout and did not want it to end - it would make an extraordinary film!' Steve