Anitha has just turned sixteen. She is intelligent and studious, but feels like a misfit amongst her school peers and her own extended family. Having lost her father tragically as a baby, she still harbours sorrow and rage. Only nature seems to give her solace and peace.

Anitha's mother, is isolated by her in-laws, who blame her for her husband's death, as well as struggling with being a single parent. She is still heart broken, and experiences an emotional and mental breakdown. But then they visit Anitha's grandmother in India and she discovers an incredible secret about herself and her mother's matrilineal line.

Set in York, England and Kerala, India, this is a highly original and exciting first novel for teens and young adults written by Jacqueline Zacharias.