Flight of the Moth

Author: Edwin Jackson

When diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at fifty-one years old eight years ago, the author set off on a journey around the world in a bid to come to grips with what the disease was all about, and what it meant to him as a person.  In the process he was also determined to do what he liked doing best - exploring remote cultures in parts of the world that he had not yet visited.

Flight of the Moth is about this journey, as well as a reflection - through flashbacks - of how the author reconciled his role of Karoo farmer and hunter with his interest in Tibetan Buddhism.  The book is neither a travelogue, nor primarily an account of one living with a progressive disease.  It is a novel based on parts of the author's life and an attempt to bring all the threads of his story together towards a conclusion, reconciliation and understanding of the purpose of his existence.

Flight of the Moth will appeal to readers with an interest in how to live with Parkinson's or any other degenerative disease.  It will also appeal to lovers of non-fiction, autobiographical novels and individuals interested in travel.

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