Life has not treated Beyah Grim well even though she is only nineteen years old. But that is about to change.
Starting literally from nothing, she has managed to carve a path, to demand more from her life – all on her own. Her family never supported her.
Her studies begin in two months.
But the sudden death of her mother leaves Beyah homeless.
Accustomed to adapting easily, she will resort to her last option, the seaside town where her father lives, whom she barely knows.