What if the ordinary things in life suddenlydisappeared? Aila Quinn's mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery: vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila's reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother Miles are sent to live in Sterling, a rural town far from homeand the place where Juliet grew up. Sterling is a place with mysteries of its own. A place where the experiences that weave life togetherscents of flowers and food, reflections from mirrors and lakes, even the ability to dreamvanish every seven years. No one knows what caused these ';Disappearances,' or what will slip away next. But Sterling always suspected that Juliet Quinn was somehow responsibleand Aila must bear the brunt of their blame while she follows the chain of literary clues her mother left behind. As the next Disappearance nears, Aila begins to unravel the dual mystery of why the Disappearances happen and who her mother truly was. One thing is clear: Sterling isn't going to hold on to anyones secrets for long before it starts giving them up.