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Elsie can't piece together what really happened the day her twin brother, Eddie, drowned in the North Sea; she can remember only the time that followed: enduring her parents' wrecked marriage, bonding with her older brother, Dillon, and secretly talking to Eddie in her head. Five years later, at sixteen, Elsie is a girl who sneaks cigarettes, steals candy bars, and daydreams during school . . . anything to distract herself from the sadness at home. Then she meets Tay, a boy who introduces her to free diving, a sport that allows Elsie to confront the rough waters that claimed Eddie's life. There, underneath the surface of the sea, Elsie uncovers memories of the day Eddie disappeared . . . and truths about herself and her family.