When Tia overhears a whispered conversation between her terminally ill mother and her aunt, the repercussions will send her on a desperate quest to uncover a secret her mother has been hiding for nearly two decades. Having escaped from her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, Adunni, a plucky fourteen-year-old runaway, has finally found refuge with Tia. A horrible knocking at the front gate is the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that will see Tia forced to make a terrible choice between protecting Adunni or finally learning the truth behind the secret her mother has hidden from her.
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