A spellbinding standalone SF novel, this will appeal to fans of "Wintersong" by S. Jae-Jones and "All The Birds In The Sky" by Charlie Jane Anders. In a city devastated by an epidemic where survivors all have missing parts, Nell has always been an outsider with machinery on the inside: her heart. Stumbling across a lost mannequin's hand, Nell has a thought: can she build her own companion in a world that fears advanced technology?