When Ezra discovers that his much-loved daughter Sadie moves about with weakness and twisted legs, he does everything possible to keep away the institutions that wish to claim her, so that can live a normal life. But when you are broken and abnormal, how much of a normal life can be lived? This is a question Sadie must wrestle with for her entire life, leading to a bitter hatred and rejection of herself.

Kieran is a boy with white eyes and a kind soul. Having aided a disabled girl at a soiree, he and Sadie become almost inseparable. But when the world slips into chaos, he and Ezra are called to help, leaving Sadie in the care of her aunt. While away, Kieran enters hell, which twists and breaks him into something cold, empty, and brimming with guilt.

Can Sadie learn to accept herself? Will Kieran be swallowed by his guilt, or are they destined to remain broken for the rest of their lives?