This timeless tale of an orphaned boy rescued and raised by sea otters successfully joins diverse elements into an absorbing and imaginative unity. Permeated with mystical undercurrents, it is an astonishing first novel by a gifted storyteller. "In a distinctly feminine voice, this narrative reveals the relationship between several interpenetrating seas: the sea of waters, the sea of maternal warmth, the sea of the imagination, and all yielding ultimately to the sea of the spirit. So deep is the reader's immersion, that one emerges not so much as having read a book-as having been baptized."...

"In lyrical prose, Anya Luz Lobos tells a highly original, visionary love story that opens up for the reader new dimensions of spirituality and consciousness. It will delight and enthrall anyone who has ever felt the desire for a deep mystical union with a cherished lover."--Bryan Aubrey, Ph.D.

Winner of the 2006 Blue Light Book Award Ed Meek has published poetry, fiction and articles in The Paris Review, Yankee, North Dakota Quarterly, Cream City Review, The North American Review, The Boston Globe, etc. He teaches at Austin Preparatory School and lives in Belmont with his wife and son. Winters, he snowboards. Summers, he takes naps. "Ed meek digs underneath the broad lawns and narrow minds of the suburbs to unearth a deeper and at times darker, truth about ourselves and our lives." Doug Holder, editor and publisher, Ibbetson Street Press "Ed Meek's poetry has always impressed me....