Zoe Baxter has spent 10 years trying to get pregnant, and after multiple miscarriages and infertility issues, it looks like her dream is about to come true. But a terrible turn of events leads to a nightmare--one that takes away her unborn baby and breaks apart her marriage to Max. To cope, Zoe takes a job as a music therapist where, to her surprise, she and Vanessa, a school counselor, fall in love. Soon the couple wants to have a child, and Zoe...

"Ergo wakes up and sets off to explore the world. She discovers her toes, her wings, and her beak. Soon, she finds everything! Am I the world? she thinks. It's a big thought. Then something goes bump... Ergo begins to wonder, could there be more to her world?" -- Dust jacket.