Child of the Lost - Sabrina Rosen

Tirzi's life is overshadowed

by taboos and rules.

Don't touch another person

except with the flat of your hand

Don't touch a living animal

You must be married as soon as you are fertile

You must leave home

when your mother becomes pregnant

And never leave the women's settlement,

where nothing changes. Ever.

But when Tirzi finds a way to sneak

into the forbidden woods,

secrets start to spill out.

As she matures, the clock ticks toward a bitter choice.

Is there more to life than silence, and blind obedience?

If she wants to survive and get answers, she must leave

the sister of her heart, and all hope of family.

But before she can find happiness

in an unexpected friendship,

she must contend with a past that will not let go.