Jeffrey Mortimer, aka 'Jeff Mort' is an ex-baker turned rock idol, whose band Tantum Somnium has just split up. However, far from being disappointed at the turn of events, he is relieved, because he can now escape from everything he dislikes and resents about the music industry - whatever his girlfriend says.

Now minus his band and his girlfriend, he sets out to find a new way of life, although he has no idea what kind of life it will be.

His quest takes him from one town and village to another, where he becomes unavoidably involved in the lives of those he meets, often turning his baking skills to their advantage.

His odyssey soon takes on epic proportions, causing him to wonder if he will ever find the life he seeks.