Cairo Dannegiatti lives in a town built on the wings of a cove: Manazza. When Cairo and Mela lose their parents, Cairo takes up the honor of caring for the Manazzan dead, earning just enough money to keep him and his baby sister alive. But when little Mela-Mielle is ripped away, Cairo finds himself unable to cope-unable to so easily let death have its way. And so a dark hope blooms, and Cairo's search for true resurrection begins.