by Phoebe Web

Sometimes, things are not what they seem. Tom Ball, a successful college lecturer, tired of his humdrum suburban life and seeking to escape the drag of his adult responsibilities, wishes to find a way to reconnect with the free-spirited young man he was as a student, before he met his wife Anne and settled down. Returning to work after taking a research sabbatical at his old university, Tom unknowingly sets in motion a train of events that will have far-reaching consequences for both him and Anne. P B Drummond's* novel is at once thought-provoking and exciting, raising questions about modern society and the individual's place within it, the class system, religion and the nature of reality itself.