When Tess follows an unnamed little girl through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, she transcends time to search for answers about the disappearance of her mother...thirteen years ago. For months, Tess has experienced vivid dreams that have taken her to Rio's Carnival, the beaches of Brazil and to the mountaintop statue of Cristo Redentor. Her nighttime travels have also brought home souvenirs like sand in her bed, and fingerprint bruises that circle her wrists like bracelets. Back in the snowy Colorado Rockies, her stateside boyfriend and her grandmother attempt to keep Tess anchored in this...