Walter Jefferson is dead. But he is far from gone. He hovers like a cloud over his former hometown, picking up strands of memory from every corner. He even befriends a living woman, an artist called Katherine. Although no words pass between them, he takes Katherine's part, believing himself the be a sensitive, understanding soul—until he remembers his own past...

And so begins a fearful journey of self-discovery as he wrestles with two worlds, past and present, and tries to find an answer to the jigsaw of his life and death.

"...rich and suggestive...Butler builds several layers of narrative with solid description and detail, handling time shifts well..."
The Telegram

"The author's experience as an editor is evident in this novel. Like many scenes in the book, Butler paints a vivid description of his character's life and death experience."
The Newfoundland Herald