"An auspicious comet flies overhead as Purslane’s mother dies giving birth to her in a red canoe. At least that’s what her father tells her. As she grows, Purslane doesn’t show signs of a supernatural gift bestowed by the comet, so her father becomes enraged and sells her to a farmer. Purslane escapes and begins a solitary search for her mother’s people. On her magical and perilous journey, she enters portals of the dead, where she unravels the lost secrets of her birth, her mother, and her true identity—as Luna. When she finds the mystical red canoe, it propels her into the unknown where she is determined to find what she longs for most. Failure is not an option." -- Publisher.