Josie Tyrell, art model, teen runaway, and denizen of LAs rock scene, finds a chance at real love with Micael Faraday. A Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist, Michael introduces her to his spiritual quest for beauty and to a world of sophistication she had never dreamed existed. But the day she is called to identify her lovers dead body, Josies bright dreams all turn to black. Struggling to understand Michaels death, Josie finds herself both repelled by and attracted to his formidable mother, Meredith, who holds Josie responsible for her sons torment. With the luxurious prose and fever-pitch intensity that are her hallmarks, Janet Fitch has written a powerful new story of first love, loss, and a young womans search for truth.