Confluence

In Confluence, Maya begins to reexamine her life. Mild cerebral palsy plagues Maya's balance; steep inclines frighten her. She loved her mother's stories about India and Tibet, but her mother died a few years back. At over sixty, Maya is no kid; it's time to downsize if she can get up the attic steps. An old valise filled with photo albums, books, a curious sunstone, and a letter from her mother prompt Maya to consider life outside her house and away from her small American town. A day...
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In Confluence, Maya begins to reexamine her life. Mild cerebral palsy plagues Maya's balance; steep inclines frighten her. She loved her mother's stories about India and Tibet, but her mother died a few years back. At over sixty, Maya is no kid; it's time to downsize if she can get up the attic steps. An old valise filled with photo albums, books, a curious sunstone, and a letter from her mother prompt Maya to consider life outside her house and away from her small American town. A day trip to a statue dedication of Yeshe Tsogyal, an eighth-century Buddhist spiritual master, brings Maya in touch with a Buddhist nun who knows her father. Yeshe Tsogyal's presence in Maya daily life goes beyond the statue's dedication. With a one-way ticket to a remote, secret Himalayan community, she leaves in search of a father she never knew until the discovery in the attic. And that's when things heat up.