Jennifer Hutt

On a feverish night, a child senses a ghost, a woman who has come from the sea, coming home after a long political exile. A silent tale, a bodyless voice and visions mingle in the dark of the night and the fever. The child of the present and the political refugee coming home are now one, traveling together to a strange building, appearing to be her lost memories. Forgotten political fights appear and disappear with the fever's hallucinations. Then, new fights, the Arab spring of Morocco, flood the past.

Young violin prodigy Julia is dealing with an abusive boyfriend and the pressure of a chance to join the Baltimore Symphony. When botched surgery to remove a cyst from her left hand leaves it paralyzed, she and her father sue the doctor and hospital. They lose in court, and the father learns of collusion and corruption. Pushed over the edge and still fighting old demons of his own, he retreats to his work shop. He builds unique metal hands containing deadly weapons!