an exquisite novel about the consequences of who we choose to lovelex and his sister marina are inseparable the air they share has always been light and boundless but suddenly its weighted down and now lex is gone when the one relationship that cradled her turns out to shatter her sense of self marina needs her friend west to help put the pieces back together but marina wont feel truly complete until she faces the past that is haunting herhighly acclaimed and awardwinning author francesca lia block tells the tale of a brother and sister whose loving relationship is too intense for them to bear with the sensitivity and refinement that block is known for she manages to weave together her characters and their lives into this beautiful and thoughtprovoking tale