Description: An American Booksellers Association's Indie Next Great Read (December 2025) The story of an Indigenous girl's kidnapping during a colonial expedition intertwines with a young woman's modern-day search for identity and ancestral truths.
Brief description: Micheliny Verunschk is the author of five books and winner of the 2022 Jabuti Prize. She lives in Recife, Brazil.
Review Quotes: Magical words with the power to create worlds. A very good read.--Ailton Krenak, author of Ancestral Future