This is a story of ordinary people and their obsessions and beliefs. From Levi whose female relations have a tendency when cremated to become reborn in a different form before once again dying to Karl who has fished Oneblood tuna by hand along with a seal that he has bonded with. The beliefs they hold and their way of life are soon to be challenged in Karl's case by the anxieties of his sister not to go the same way as his mother while for Karl he is struggling to adapt to not only the death of his seal but also the demise of the Onebloods.
How each adapt to these challenges while trying to maintain family tradition is the focus of this book.
How each adapt to these challenges while trying to maintain family tradition is the focus of this book.