Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations — especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her family’s true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs. The bookblends mystical elements with historical ones for a novel that explores Gullah culture as well as the social upheavals of the 1960s.