A two-fold tale of grief and hope, loss and love, told as only Alice Hoffman can.
Only through their stories will Green find her own heart\'s desire..
In order to rediscover the truth about love, hope, and magic, she must venture away from her home, collecting the stories of a group of women who have been branded witches for their mysterious powers.
Her family is gone, the boy she loves is missing, and the world she once knew has been transformed by tragedy.
As she heals, Green lives every day with feelings of loss.
It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green relearns the lessons of love and begins to heal as she tells her own story.
But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself.
Struggling to survive in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden.
When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss and the past.
A two-fold tale of grief and hope, loss and love, told as only Alice Hoffman can