Long ago, Lida Vesna survived a terrible catastrophe, and since then she has lived an ordinary life. But when she arrives in a small town near St. Petersburg, the girl meets people who seem to have either an astonishing gift—or a monstrous curse… and she also learns that she herself has superpowers. Now Lida has to figure out the most important thing: who she can trust, and from whom she should run headlong if her new, so unusual life is dear to her.