Davey Gillespie wasn't afraid of anything, least of all women-he had one for every day of the week in spite of being married. Poet and self-proclaimed dreamer, he had never outgrown his nomadic days of hitchhiking and traveling by caravan-those experiences which to him were the essence of freedom.After nearly being crushed to death in a freak accident of nature, Davey begins to hear and see things which aren't coming from him. The life he believed he was living has come to an end, leaving only the most infinite unknown he will ever face. It is the beginning of a transformation so powerful, only the fearless walk out on the other side. "Turn West," she said, speaking in the most feminine of voices. "My name is Delphine. We're soulmates, Davey. This is how you distinguish ordinary loves from a true love-telepathy."Catalyst of catalysts, it is this telepathic relationship with Delphine which will teach Davey the true meaning of freedom. Sometimes, it takes a near death experience to make one realize-more than being afraid of dying, we are often afraid of really living. The Man Who Followed Jack Kerouac is a Beatnik novel of telepathic proportions!