Uncle Aaron was dead. It was still so strange to say. And now, Jeff and his sister Ann had the task of wrapping up his affairs, closing down the remains of a life that had loomed so large within theirs. While cataloging his estate, they discover his last, great work: an enchanted painting - a portal to a great expanse where few have gone. Here they must find their answers - answers disguised as things never noticed, except by those very old or very patient, or very young and unafraid. A novel of childhood and the transcendent magic of imagination - and of a brother and sister who must reclaim both.