Jamie has a talent he doesn't want - he can re-live the lives of the long dead. A gripping and magical journey between the past and the present from this award-winning author, this novel presents five brilliantly realised past lives and a compelling contemporary story that links the tales together. rre family, he will learn to channel, to step into the realms of the dead. Here he will follow the ivory trail, a pathway through the years signposted by an ancient ivory carving of an elephant. To succeed in his journey - to reach his mysterious goal, and meet the equally mysterious stranger at the end of it all - he must somehow piece together the complex puzzle of everything he experiences. Follow the ivory trail for yourself, through four continents, six generations, and five diverse cultures. Be fascinated. Be enlightened. And then, like Jamie, ask yourself, 'What have I discovered?'