Amanda Leduc's stunning novel is the tale of two unlikely dreamers: Sam, a man who wakes up one day to find himself growing wings and Lilah, a woman who has lost her brother to the streets of Vancouver. As Sam finds himself falling away from the world as he grows feathers from his back, Lilah seeks sexual penance under the harsh hand of her boss, her own transformation subtle and terrifying. Sam and Lilah fall deeper into their separate spiritual paths and the two hurtle closer and closer to a dark, unknown destiny.