Here, from a brilliant talent, Patricia Geary, is a haunting humorous, crisply suspenseful and boldly original work—a charming, strange, seductive, and high-hearted breath of extremely fresh air....

Young Deirdre Gage. She has typical California pastimes. She jogs, eats health food, takes ballet lessons—and communicates with spirits. Namely, her brother, a tragic suicide, and, surprisingly, a long-dead Japanese novelist Suddenly Deirdre is launched on a wild, perilous journey toward self-discovery and beyond. Her journey ends in a lonely hotel room. Within waits danger, delight, and the sweet temptation of oblivion.