After a fall, CC is whisked away to a hospital. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, she is haunted by vivid dreams that seem strange yet familiar. Thus begins CC's emotional journey back to a life she lived eight hundred years ago, during the Song dynasty. CC leads a privileged life as the daughter of a wealthy and influential man, but she finds herself drawn to a poor orphan boy with a startling ability to capture the beauty of the natural world. As the relationship between these two young people deepens, the transforming power of art and romantic love comes into conflict with the immovable rules of Chinese society. This stunning fantasy adventure novel, inspired by China's most famous painting, Along the River at Qing Ming, tells the story of a friendship both tender and bold. CC's remarkable journey reminds readers that though time moves on, art and love endure.