A novel from the bestselling author of Bees and Ice about courage, sacrifice and the mysterious underwater world that faces the cruelty and ignorance of man every day. Ea has always felt like an outcast among the dolphins. Due to her hearing impairment, she cannot master the circling ritual that unites her pack. When tragedy strikes the tribe, Ea feels guilty and makes the difficult decision to leave her tribe. Left alone in the ocean depths, she faces many dangers: from frightening predators to strange objects drifting in the water. But when she finally comes to terms with her loneliness, an accidental encounter with a pod of bottlenose dolphins divides her life into a before and after.