In an art gallery in Washington, Rebecca is accosted by the ghost of O-Ei. From modern-day Washington, DC, to colourful 19th-century Japan, this breathtaking work of imagination takes readers on a journey into the hidden life of one of the world's great "lost" artists: O-Ei, the daughter of the great Japanese printmaker Hokusai. The novel shines light on contemporary issues of authorship and masterworks, as well as the tender and ambiguous love between a father and daughter.