When his longtime lover, Marianne, unsettles a comfortable relationship by her search for greater commitment and meaning, Albert embarks on his own quest for love. Leaving behind a successful career in high finances his newly awakened discontent leads him from Wall Street to London, Milan and the Vermont woods. He eventually settles in Sarasota. Haunted by lost opportunities, he looks back at their time together with nostalgia and ponders what is really important in life, work, society and himself. Alienation and disillusionment, cause his vision and insight to shift. He passes through friendships, relationships, and engaging projects, until he finally discovers the one truth that both anchors his soul and sets him free.to sail into the mystical light and spectacular sunsets in Sarasota. This first book in the 'Sarasota Trilogy' conveys the tender musings of a man's quest for love and understanding in poetic prose that engages the heart and mind of the reader like a siren's song.