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From the instant number oneNew York Times best-selling author of the
"eerie and fascinating" (USA Today) The Thirteenth Talecomes a richly
imagined, powerful new novel about how we explain the world to
ourselves, ourselves to others, and the meaning of our lives in a
universe that remains impenetrably mysterious.A body always tells a
story - but this child's was a blank page.Rita reached for the lantern
on its hook. She trained its light on the child's face."Who are you?"
she murmured, but the face said as little as the rest of her. It was
impossible to tell whether, in life, these blunt and unfinished features
had borne the imprint of prettiness, timid watchfulness, or sly
mischief. If there had once been curiosity or placidity or impatience
here, life had not had time to etch it into permanence.Only a very short
time ago - two hours or not much more - the body and soul of this little
girl had still been securely attached. At this thought, and despite all
her training, all her experience, Rita found herself suddenly in the
grip of a storm of feeling. All the old rage at God - for not being
kind, for not being fair, and finally for just not being - swept her up
all over again and she felt tears of anger on her face. She took the
child's hand in hers - the perfect hand with its five perfect fingers
and their perfect fingernails - and the words fell out of her that she
had not known were there:"It should not be so! It should not be so!"And
that is when it happened.