The Music of Fading Light is a novel about four young travellers who leave their homelands to wander the world in search of meaning, connection and adventure. Their journeys carry them across the mountains of the Himalayas and Andes, into the heart of the Amazon jungle, and along the riverbanks of the Ganges and the Nile. Along the way, they confront the raw edges of survival, the beauty of ancient traditions, and the stillness of solitude.
Their paths fatefully collide in India. What begins as a fleeting encounter deepens into a powerful bond as they share moments of awe, face inner doubts, and grapple with the pull between belonging and escape. A wild festival, nights beneath Himalayan stars, and an encounter with death on a sacred river – their short but profound time together traverses the immensity of the human spirit.
Layered with the voices of philosophers, poets, mystics and monks, The Music of Fading Light is at once a unique global odyssey, an intimate tale of friendship and an expansive meditation on the courage to find authenticity and beauty in a fleeting, uncertain world.
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Small New Zealand Publisher
Publication date: 01/10/2025
