Although twelve-year-old Amen constantly draws unwanted attention from the people of small-town Kilcock because of her eyes, life could not be more normal for her and her twin sister, Iska. Until a fateful day, when Amen experiences a life-changing event that she and Iska desperately need to share with the only person they trust: their mother, Aré. But things go from bad to unimaginable when they arrive home to find Aré’s lifeless body. With no other living relatives, Amen and Iska are taken