In her sophomore novel, Geni paints a family divided by more than physical destruction in the wake of a massive tornado. Three years after the disaster, orphaned siblings Darlene, Tucker, Jane, and Cora are torn apart when Tucker becomes a fanatical animal rights activist, bombing a local cosmetics factory and absconding with 9-year-old Cora. As Darlene and Jane work with the local authorities to track down their brother and sister, young Cora follows her beloved brother on a cross-country reign of terror.