How did the reticent hero of this novel become an alchemist of words? In this book he shares the many pivotal moments that shaped his life and enabled him to accept himself as he is - wholeheartedly. From his impressionable childhood days in Sydney, to the amusing years he spends as a copywriter in London, to the transformative experience he has in Allahabad, he takes the reader on a journey through life, death and the pure joy of existence.