"A brilliant philosopher with a talent for self-destruction, Mason Ambrose gratefully accepts an offer no starving ethicist could refuse. He must travel to a private tropical island and tutor Londa Sabacthani, a beautiful, brilliant adolescent who has lost both her memory and her moral sense in a freak accident ...

"P. S. insights, interviews, & more..."--Front cover. Includes About the author, About the book, and A self-interview with James Morrow (separate paging).