Bina has never forgotten the time she and her mother ran away from
home. Her mother promised they would hitchhike to the city to escape
Bina’s cruel father and start over. But before they could even leave
town, Bina had a new stepfather and two new stepsisters, and a humming
sense of betrayal pulling apart the bond with her mother—a bond Bina
thought was unbreakable.
Eight years later, after too many lies and with trouble on her heels,
Bina finds herself on the side of the road again, the city of her
dreams calling for her. She has an old suitcase, a fresh black eye, and a
room waiting for her at Catherine House, a young women’s residence in
Greenwich Village with a tragic history, a vow of confidentiality, and
dark, magical secrets. There, Bina is drawn to her enigmatic downstairs
neighbor Monet, a girl who is equal parts intriguing and dangerous. As
Bina’s lease begins to run out, and nightmare and memory get tangled,
she will be forced to face the terrible truth of why she’s come to
Catherine House and what it will take for her to leave . . .
Coming September 4, 2018, from Algonquin Young Readers.
Audio edition coming November 20, 2018, from Recorded Books.