HeadstronggirlKenzaliveswithherfatherOuiraandgrandfatherWeljoonacarwreckingyardinthecountrysideofCuraçao.Thetwomenareo ositesthatdon’t articularlyattract:Ouiraisadeterminedandrational oliceofficer,whileWeljoidentifieswiththeoriginalinhabitantsands iritualityoftheisland.AsWeljowishesto re arehis assingtotheworldofs irits,therelationshi betweenOuiraenWeljostartstoescalateandtheeleven-year-oldKenzasearchesforherown athin-betweenthetwoextremes.Thedown-to-earthandavoidantmentalityofOuiranolongeroffersherallthatsheneedsandslowlysheo ensu tothemoremysticalandcomfortingtraditionsofhergrandfather