Phoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn't tell anyone she blames herself for her mother's recent death. Will struggles to confront the fundamentalism he's tried to escape, and the obsession consuming the one he loves. A brilliant examination of the minds of extremist terrorists, and of what can happen to people who lose what they love most. A powerful, darkly glittering novel about violence, love, faith, and loss.