14-year-old Dorothy Alston had to grow up fast when her fathers alcohol-induced carelessness resulted in a house fire that claimed her mothers life. She finds a new life on her uncles farm in Floridabut not for long. Now, thirty-four years later, Dorothys in a permanent vegetative state and its up to Ellen Steward - the hard-working, slightly jaded administrator at an upscale rehab facility - to unravel the mystery that landed Dorothy in this condition. With some unexpected help, Ellen unwinds Dorothys fantastical narrative. It begins with a strange glass key that leads Dorothy to worlds that exist between time and space. She Skryť popis