Getting There: A Novel

by Michael J. Roads

Adam Baker, an eco-farming consultant, is divorced, estranged from his family... totally miserable. Walking on a deserted beach, he meets "Selph, " a precocius, overweight, wisecracking, sloppily-dressed teenager who appears out of nowhere and claims to be his long-sought spiritual teacher. Wanting to get Adam's attention, Selph brings a long-dead seabird back to life. Thus begins this funny, insightful, dramatic, and fast-paced adventure about the meaning of life. With Selph's wit, antics, and not-so-gentle guidance, Adam evolves from embittered selfishness to understanding life, death, and the spiritual basis of the universe. Against a background of passionate romance, injury, pain, and the harsh beauty of Australia, this magical story will enlighten and entertain and inspire you to appreciate and celebrate life, no matter what the circumstances of "fate" may bring your way.

Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

“Getting there” embarrasses me on behalf of the person who wrote it and the person who recommended it to me.

If you’re interested in the spiritual concepts, here are books you can read instead:
• [of NDE’s] Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander
• [of reincarnation] Only Love is Real — Brian Weiss

The guided imagery meditation in the book was potentially useful but I don’t want to use it because it’ll remind me of the overall hässliches Erlebnis.

[Lindsay Menard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book so long ago and I still remember so many details. This book came along at a time when I was searching for answers and it helped me discover how I could find them.

[Elizabeth Birr · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty bad book IMO. Even the climax was weak. There was gross sex talk, trying to be smutty but just coming off as gross. I did enjoy the characters Selph and Amber, but the dialogue was unrealistically spiritual at times coming from the human characters.

[Serge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning book.
Anyone passionate about personal growth will find this invaluable

[annyou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Habe es bereits zum 3. Mal gelesen