<p><em>This was her last chance.<br />
Her hand twisted high in the air. &nbsp;</em></p><p>When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father&rsquo;s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme&rsquo;s mother, Ariane&mdash;so why can&rsquo;t she? &nbsp;</p><p>But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother&rsquo;s disappearance&mdash;that &lsquo;lost at sea&rsquo; is code for something more terrible, something she has a right to know. &nbsp;</p><p>After Esme is accidentally swept into the enchanted world of Aeolia, the truth begins to unfold. With her newfound friends, Daniel and Lillian, Esme retraces her mother&rsquo;s steps in the glittering canal city of Esperance, untangling the threads of Ariane&rsquo;s double life. But the more Esme discovers about her mother, the more she questions whether she really knew her at all.</p>