WhenApolloKagwa’sfatherdisappeared,helefthissona
boxofbooksandstrangerecurringdreams.NowApollo
isafatherhimself—andasheandhiswife,
Emma,settleintotheirnewlivesasparents,exhaustion
andanxietystarttotaketheirtoll.Apollo’sold
dreamsreturnandEmmabeginsactingodd.Atfirst
Emmaseemstobeexhibitingsignsofpostpartumdepression.
ButbeforeApollocandoanythingtohelp,Emma
commitsahorrificactandvanishes.ThusbeginsApollo’s
questtofindawifeandchildwhoare
nothinglikehe’dimagined.Hisodysseytakeshimto
aforgottenisland,agraveyardfullofsecrets,a
forestwhereimmigrantlegendsstilllive,andfinallyback
toaplacehethoughthehadlostforever.