A retired merchant in his fifties, falls irresistibly in love "at first sight" with a village beauty younger than him by more than half his age.
He follows the flame of this love across the seas, up to heaven, and back to earth in his quest for answers to the cause and origin of this unusual attraction.
In the end, he realizes that in seeking to know and understand this love, he followed but himself to answer the call of soul and to find answers to questions such as why we fall in love at first sight, why we are on earth, what happens after death, and more. CURRENTLY UNDER PUBLICATION |