Debut, character-driven, New Age historical fiction. Set in rural Oklahoma, Iwo Jima, Japan, Tibet and India. Appeals to readers who enjoy Buddhism, reincarnation, Tibetan rights and Oklahoma. On a frigid night at Tibet¿s Drepung Monastery, Lama Tenzin Tashi is awakened by a fervent knocking on his door. Quickly he realizes these raps are a dreaded harbinger, one which will launch him on a quest to satisfy a vow, a blasphemous promise he wishes he had never made. But at this point, the lama has no other choice. The journey must be undertaken, no matter the cost. Thus begins an odyssey that spans not only his life, but also the life of a man born near the small town of Davidson, Oklahoma. Who could comprehend how inexplicably intertwined their pathways would become as they pushed aside the veil that concealed the hidden secrets of death?