Philemon is a pastor in the Lutheran Church, and Evie is a teacher who has become a full-time artist. They are friends but have a serious argument on New Years Day. Evie joins the crew of a tall ship sailing out of Port Adelaide, and eventually arrives in Italy. Philemon also becomes restless in his vocation and faces opposition in his congregation. He flies out to Kathmandu and travels to India.
This is the story of a year-long journey of self-discovery in two lives.
About the author
Trevor Schaefer was born in the year of the Melbourne Olympics. He has worked as a telegram delivery boy, fruit picker, factory worker, customs officer, and teacher in an Aboriginal settlement in the Northern Territory. He is now a librarian working in a theological library. He completed a BA with Honours in History at Adelaide University and has written a number of church histories. This is his first novel. He is married to Dianne, and they have four adult children. He enjoys reading, writing, drawing, and painting. When he can get away from the city, he likes to go bushwalking.