In this contemplative novel-poem, Jean-Fran ois Beauchemin invites us to share in the inner world of the grieving Mr. Bartolom , who, following the mysterious disappearance of his young son, wanders and wonders, seeking to transcend his pain by encountering something larger than himself. Continuously occupied by the memory of his lost son, Bartolom 's quest leads him from the city to the countryside and then to the edge of the ocean, where he marvels...