Description:

Kate has always been a wanderer. A well-published author, married several times, she has lived a life full of exploration. Now, as she begins to feel the first ravages of age, she wants to find a new sense of meaning. She leaves her lover Yolo on a journey down the Colorado river - a journey that will force her to re-explore her past and her future, and her connection to the real world. On her travels she meets shamans and the mysterious spiritual world of the native Indian. Yolo too begins his own journey as he travels to Hawaii and meets a former lover whose life is being destroyed by the excesses of American society. As Kate and Yolo gain shifting insights into their own lives and the world around them, will their paths diverge or lead back to each other? Written with Alice Walker's flawless and passionate prose, this is a beautiful meditation on love and the places love can take us.

Review

'Walker's passionate prose lends the novel weight and manages to be both profound and hypnotic.' -- Shauna Bartlett GLAMOUR 'Walker's writing is languid and effortlessly graceful, and has not lost its power to prod at the sorest, most critical anxieties of the human condition...hers is an eternal message that never loses its relevance' -- Diana Evans INDEPENDENT (5.11.04) '[a] heartwarming tale of identity and a life at the crossroads...Perfect for those who love a good story, brilliantly told.' RED (December 2004) 'scenes have an emtional rawmess that is one of Walker's greatest strengths.' -- Natasha Walter GUARDIAN (6.11.04) 'beautifully written.' -- Natalie Millman NEW WOMAN (December 2004) 'Inspirational.' -- Charlotte Mosley DAILY MAIL (12.11.04) 'I enjoyed this novel.' -- David Robson SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (14.11.04) 'Walker's book is a cry from the heart and that cry is a protest against materialism, war, a culture that doesn't value its older members.' -- Amy Mathieson SCOTSMAN (20.11.04) 'Beautifully written.' HEAT 27 November-3 December 'compelling imagery throughout.' -- Anita Sethi TIME OUT (24 November-1 December) 'For fans of Walker's work this is a treat; for those new to her it is a revelation.' -- John McTernan SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY (14.11.04) 'This is a story of love, learning and life itself.' -- Lucy Tobin DAILY EXPRESS (26.11.04) 'a well written book...It is likely to appeal most to those readers who themselves are in search of a deeper meaning to life.' -- Vicky Collins HERALD (18.12.04)

About the Author

Alice Walker won the Pulitzer prize and the American Book Award for THE COLOR PURPLE. She is the author of many bestselling novels, essays and collections of poetry.