The sea has taken everything. Mau is the only one left after a giant
wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken,
something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle Daphne—a girl from
the other side of the globe—is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed
by the same wave. Together the two confront the aftermath of
catastrophe. Drawn by the smoke of Mau and Daphne's sheltering fire,
other refugees slowly arrive: children without parents, mothers
without babies, husbands without wives—all of them hungry and all of
them frightened. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band
safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself,
and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world
upside down. . .. Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett
presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of
the courage required to forge new beliefs.
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