Born without social instincts many people take for granted brought up in an environment that was beyond his ability to deal with & possessed with an extraordinary musical talent Mike was thrust into the spotlight at the tender age of nineteen. His first album Tubular Bells" went on to sell fifteen million copies worldwide & catapulted him into a stardom he was ill equipped to cope with. From growing up with an alcoholic mother to his feelings of alienation & struggles with depression this book takes Mike from his early years through his staggering fame his broken marriages years as a recluse & to his rebirth experience at a controversial Exegesis seminar. Mike Oldfield has been on a journey few of us could ever imagine & offers a message of hope to anybody who feels they live on the edge of society."