
HannahisthewifeofaBraziliandiplomatwhomovestoTokyoandisforcedtoonceagainrethinkherlifeinanewcountry.Shethenstartstosurrendertoajourneyofself-discovery,andemotionalrestructuringstemmingfromthewritingprocessforhernewbook,inanattempttoinvestigatethedistressingthoughtsthathavebeenovertakingher.Shefeedsoneachofherdiscoveriesasameanstofosterhercreation,anovelinspiredbyoneofthelastimagesthatshesawpriortoleavingBrazil:agroupoffemaleswimmerstearingupthehorizonwiththeirpowerfulstrokesinthewide,opensea.Atthebeginningofherjourney,HannahmeetstheAmas,millenarianJapanesefemalediverswhoseintimacywiththeseaspillsacrossherwritings,whichevolveintoreflexiveexperiences.AnaisaswimmerfromRiodeJaneirowhosebodyoddlybeginstomixwithseawater,bringingaboutsomekindofinnerOcean.LeadingafrugallifeatRiodeJaneiro'sMorrodoVidigal,Anafindsfulfillmentnowherebutinthesea.Sheispreparingfora35knightcrossing,fromLemetoPontaldaBarra.Afterwork,AnadivesintoRio'swatersfordemandingdailypractices,shapingastrong,vigorousphysique.However,herbodyfallsvictimtomysteriousdiscomfortsandstartstoweaken.Daysbeforetherace,Anafindsaclue.SheisdevouttoIemanjá,Afro-BrazilianorishaworshipedasQueenoftheSea.DuringaritualoftheUmbandareligiondedicatedtothedeity,Anareceivesamessage:hermothercallsforher.Theplotsconvergewhen,withoutnoticing,AnamaybecomeacharacterinthebookpennedbyHannah.

