It is unusual for a 'New Age' book to have a genuinely exciting narrative. It is a murder mystery worthy of Dexter, a political thriller worthy of le Carre, AND a story of passionate young love. Oliver Eade writes with maturity, exquisite language and acute attention to historical and cultural detail. But more than this, his characters are truly human - complex, courageous and flawed - and they just keep taking the story in new directions. At the same time, the theme of this book is relevant to every one of us today - a compassionate description of both the beauty and the fallibility of the human spirit.