After a poverty-stricken childhood, Robert Waller, now a successful businessman and firm believer in Buddhism and reincarnation, is obsessed with the idea of regaining possession of his fortune when he is reborn in his next life. When he finds out his death is imminent, he becomes terrified of repeating those impoverished years and so he devotes the time he has remaining to the task of assuring his comfort in his future life. To that end, he seeks the aid of an old acquaintance, Sir James Lorton, a well-known expert in oriental religions, to make a strange request: Waller asks Lorton to seek...

This novel is aimed at upper-intermediate students of English or Spanish. The left page is written in English with the Spanish equivalent on the right page so that the student can easily resolve any questions that may arise during the reading. The novel's rich vocabulary, the variety of dialogues (formal and casual), among relatives, friends, lovers and businessmen, the complexity of an exciting and multifaceted story (love, hate, revenge, blackmail, spirituality, crime ...) and the wide range of emotions and feelings displayed by the characters, will exponentially expand the student's...