In an age where Òwe donÕt speak of such thingsÓ was the social norm, two girls challenged the system simply by talking to one another.
Twelve-year-old Grace saw something in Vinca from the start. They bonded over blueberry muffins and shared secrets. Vinca saw something in Grace as well, hidden so deeply that she had forgotten about it herself.
ÒHer own experience told her that somehow the darkness was infinite and seemed to regenerate itself, but Grace also knew that over time, the darkness could be transformed from threatening, to life giving, like the seeds needing darkness to germinate.Ó