When four-year-old Bo is orphaned in the car accident that kills his mother, he becomes the focus of a fierce custody struggle and flees into himself – away from the sea of strangers – where he inhabits an eerie inner landscape. The world of make believe into which we are drawn in this remarkable novel – hailed for both its lyrical prose and its profound dramatic and emotional intensity – is the world of four-year-old Bo, cast adrift in a sea of strangers as he becomes the focus of a fierce custody battle between two sets of grandparents, one black and one white.

This is a compelling story that will leave readers haunted by Scott’s powerful moral vision.-Publishers’ Weekly