After her grandmother dies, 17-year-old Khosi must now survive on her own--taking care of her little sister Zi, making a living as a healer, and somehow trying, despite everything, to go to school. When her beloved township Imbali flares up in xenophobic and economic violence, Khosi finds herself at the center of the storm. Accusations of witchcraft swirl around her, despite her every effort to keep her healing practice aboveboard. And then there's the whole notion of love. When her longtime boyfriend chooses a wrong path, Khosi finds herself caught up in a new romance, but her past just might catch up to her.