Wist tells the story of Romany and Kate: soul sisters linked by a love of escape and adventure. Street girl Romany is caught up in an Indian romance with the once-bookish Ty - but what unspoken loss makes the icy Himalayas so irresistible to him? - and Kate journeys to the Norfolk coast where the sea-wist sounds beneath Frieda's outpost home. But disaster, death and mishap intervene - and, as the inextricable threads between the sisters tighten, they must rework their bond in the light of dark truths from their family's past. From Tom the one-eyed urban tramp to Nyala who herds the buffalo grazing by her mountainside home ... Wist's engaging characters and rich, thought-provoking themes will delight and challenge. Jackie Gay writes with a rare spark, energy and sympathy; in Wist she offers a unique perspective on what can happen when 'the sky falls in on your head'.