A reclusive religious order of women brings to life the sterile land of Terra Two, a coffee colored planet twenty light years away from Earth. Young Sarah Feaherty unwittingly becomes part of the terraforming team when she joins their group for post-doctoral studies. At the age of 116, Sarah, now Mother Joachima, is entrusted to tell the story of their first 100 years on Terra Two. How did she get to live so long?Terra Two is a peculiar planet and the creative genius of the sisters make the environment weirder still.