Witches are killed at the Cleansings, the public drownings like the one in which Julia watched her mother die nine years ago. In Julia's world, a rough analogue of a low-technology, magical Europe, witches are those who can shape reality by writing down what they wish to occur, and they are outlawed (shades of a noncomic reimagining of Diana Wynne Jones' 1982 classic, Witch Week). Ella's not the only person in the house who isn't what she seems, and the secrets and magic attract unwanted attention from the authorities. It's not the easy spying job she expects, however. Julia's magical ability to become unnoticeable and nearly invisible makes her perfect for this gig.
Och's house isn't truly Ella, the shy country miss she is Julia, raised by thieves, daughter of a witch, a scoundrel on the outskirts of Fraynish society. A 16-year-old con artist is tested by the political and supernatural drama she can't avoid.
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