The South Ghibli sending them to the hospital

sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days

A heartfelt and humorous exploration of family

they learn more of the dark magic that may be making pawns of them all—and how Cethlenn herself could be the key to breaking a spell that clouds the entire kingdom

deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option

The South Ghibli sending them to the hospitalWhen Jays grandfather dies, his family returns south to a once thriving farm now withered by drought and time. As his father struggles with his own disappointments and his mother holds the fraying family together, Jay is sent to work the landwhere he meets Chuan, the managers son. Through heavy summer heat and long days in the fields, a quiet, electric romantic connection grows between the two boys, even as the adults confront their own regrets and