A isolated and sensitive midwestern boy grows up to believe he is a God-man in the eastern yogic tradition. His story unfolds in the middle and late decades of the last century, and along the way he attracts a devoted following who believe, and perhaps even know, he is the real thing.

When safely married partners are carried off course by romantic passion, they inevitably make a mess: guilt, shame, family wreckage, loss of social place. But not always. Perhaps, as in the case of big city journalist Sloan Fox and his improbable therapist Naomi Wise, committed lovers may ultimately reach that beckoning better place. With courage, humility and a measure of grace, they may pursue their longing to an intimation of the very source of longing. Sometimes love finds a way.