Zhifu, China, 1882. Daiyu is kidnapped and smuggled from China to America and relinquish the home and future she once imagined. Over the years that follow she is forced to reinvent herself to survive. From a calligraphy school, to a San Francisco brothel, to a shop tucked into the Idaho mountains, we follow Daiyu on a desperate quest to outrun the tragedy that chases her. Exploring race, gender, heritage and survival and steeped in untold history and Chinese folklore.