Edition limited to 200 copies. Includes a postcard of a watercolour painting by the author, loosely inserted. "Cope weaves a magical and transporting story that, like Eliot, seems to see everything ... Cope is, in my opinion, one of the finest poets in South Africa. Here he is not poetic. He tells his parallel tales simply. This is pared down work, lucid and calm. It must have taken enormous effort to reach such clarity ... It is also a hopeful book, with a sweetness at its heart that belies its seriousness. It offers perspective: like going outside and looking up at the Milky Way and suddenly realising the true size of your problems."