In a far future, vaguely post-apocalyptic London, a girl begins to discover that she has more questions than answers. She is the only female in an enclave of Engineers, where she is taught to be rational - she shaves her head (hair is unnecessary), and does not give in to feelings (instincts are a vestige of humanity's primitive past, a good Engineer learned to suppress them). When she accepts her first assignment as an Engineer, however, this rational world view is challenged as events begin to unfold that she cannot explain, and is increasingly uncertain how to respond to ... a coming-of-age story filled with adventure, reflection, and the age-old tension between heart and mind.
--Silvia Mancini, Guest Reviewer
