"As long as the tree shall live..." This phrase Lazarus Wilson heard on the day he should have died. Lazarus, a man in his prime, diagnosed with a rare, fatal brain tumor. Desperate to stay amongst the living, he opts for an experimental operation during which he has a dream of immortality; but that eternal life hinges on his care of a tree which mysteriously appears in front of his home. A new life begun. Virtually unchanged fifty-five years later, he has everything any man would want. Then suddenly his perfect world is threatened by an enigmatic cult leader, an unexpected romantic liaison...