This remarkable novel opens in Nova Scotia, where two sisters witness the suicide of their mother. Their father, sick with grief, blindfolds the children to shield them from the misery of the world. Left that way for years, they are each scarred in their own way: Mara is rendered fully blind, and Aileen partly so. When a neighbour discovers their condition, they are immediately separated for treatment, and it isn't until decades later that Aileen decides to seek out her lost sister. I Love Books, Good Books, Books To Read, My Books, Bird Book, That Way, Nonfiction, Book Lovers, Book Worms