There's a Tortoise in My Hair: A Journey to Spirit, a Novel

Cameron Simmons has always been haunted. It begins as a child, when Cam's father bestows upon him an insult that will take a lifetime to outlive, blaming his slow development on a fictitious tortoise in his hair.

From there, Cam's hauntings multiply: The constant threat of the Vietnam War draft. Failed relationships-and chemical dependencies-that stack up like empty pill bottles. Unfulfilling career moves. And the nagging feeling that his life is just destined to mean . . . something, anyth...