Eighth Color

The Eighth ColorElara hasn't sung in seven years—not since the cyclone took her daughter and her voice along with the water. When her grandmother dies, she returns to the island of Mauritius, to the weathered house in Chamarel with its creaking shutters and the scent of vanilla in the walls. In the attic, she finds a bundle of letters tied with a faded ribbon, written by her great-great-grandmothe...