Finding the Way

Set in northern Spain in 1250 AD, the book tells the story of a Basque girl on the brink of adulthood and her quest to find a new life. She watches in horror as her mother is accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. She knows the angry mob is coming for her next. She is forced to run from the only life she has known, into a frightening future. After her mother's torture and death Amika flees into the forest. At first, she is completely alone. She ekes out a living foraging for plants ...