A radiant parable about the meaning of life. When fourteen-year-old Emily flies to an island in the South Seas with her mother, she already knows that this journey will be her last. In a hidden cove, she meets the wise dolphin Vadanti, who becomes her best friend. After each encounter with him, she learns to cope better with her fear of death, and the sorrow over her lost future transforms into joy for life. Her spiritual companion sensitively and humorously conveys that the soul is an indestructible part of universal life. This book has previously been published under the title "The Cove at the End of Time.".