My sister is a formwanderer: she is a mirror of want.

Two sisters flee the city of Paradon for a village by the sea, where Old Kelp's cottage - and her recipe book - await them.

Amber feels this is where she finally belongs, baking honey cakes each night for the villagers to collect in the morning.
Maya is a formwanderer, engineered to reflect the wants of others, but now Amber wants Maya to learn how to be herself.
Kip is a child growing up amongst the songs and stories of the village.
When an act of terrible violence stirs and sets free the secrets of a generation, only one of these three can reveal the truth...