A deeply atmosférické novely set on remote island steeped in magic and haunted by unsolved murder, z New York Times bestselling author. Emery Blackwood's život bol uprostred zmenšený na jednej z jeho vysokoškolského vzdelávania, keď láska k životu, August Salt, bol zameraný na murdering jej najlepší priateľ, Lily. Jej once dreamt running away s Augustom, eger to únik misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island a chase nové dreams spolu. Now, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existencie medzi týmto tight-knit komunity steeped in folklore and tradition, urobené podľa sezóny a starovekej superstitions. Ale keď August returns po štyroch rokoch do bury jeho matka popol, Emery musí konfrontovať jej prvý láska a reason he left so abruptly. Ale mesto wants August gone again. And as island begins to show znaky stranej happenings, emergencia deep betrayals a hidden promises threatens k zverejneniu truth za Lily's death once and for all. 'There were tales that only the island knew. Ones that had never been told. Aj knew, because I was one of them'