When Londoner James Canton walked into Suffolk's Lindsey Chapel, it was the beginning of what would become a new journey in his life. Through lyrical meditation and a thoughtful consideration of the past, Canton seeks to know what our ancestors considered to be human, and what lessons we can learn from them to find security in our contemporary selves. Steeped in literary and folklore references, Canton's memoir is an intriguing successor to his nature study, The Oak Papers.