This sensual, lyrical, immersive novel follows Ayaana's journey to adulthood after her Kenyan island childhood is interrupted; first by religious fundamentalists and secondly when Chinese emissaries claim her as a descendant and offer her a new life and education overseas.

This sensual, lyrical, immersive novel follows Ayaana's journey to adulthood after her Kenyan island childhood is interrupted; first by religious fundamentalists and secondly when Chinese emissaries claim her as a descendant and offer her a new life and education overseas.