"Beware, child. Behind thee stalks the terrible shadow of thy beast."So Father Wisdom, leader of New Harmony, has told her since she was very young. Under his harsh eye, Self-Abnegation in the Service of the Lord has always struggled to subdue her "demons" of temper and rebellion.But when Wisdom's punishment kills one of her sisters, Abnegation flees the cult compound and hitches a ride across the country to Seattle. There she tries to forget her...