Adam Baker, an eco-farming consultant, is divorced, lonely, estranged from his family - totally miserable. Walking on a deserted beach, he meets Selph, a precocious, overweight, wisecracking, sloppily dressed teenager who claims to be his long-sought spiritual teacher. With Selph's wit, antics, and not-so-gentle guidance, Adam evolves from embittered selfishness to understanding life, death, and the spiritual basis of the universe. Voted Best Visionary Fiction of the Year at the 1999 International New Age Trade Show.