Val has three secrets.One: if he stands in front of the ocean with his Walkman, the waves will choose a song for him.Two: when Val dreams sometimes he becomes someone else.Three: there is a house that lives inside him. And it hates him.After years of searching for a way to sever his connection with the house, Val resigns himself to a lifetime of dreams in which he is drowning, and of living reluctantly with the vengeful house that howls into his heart. Breka: the small, fishing island he calls home offers no respite, with the locals too busy extracting and selling their memories to be of any real help.When a local child goes missing, Val is promised a hefty sum and is roped into helping with the investigation alongside Briggs, an ever present shadow who won't leave Val alone; Saro, an anxious visitor who wears her heart on her sleeve, and Neema, a mysterious mainlander who cannot stand him. Val is sure it'll be an easy job, even if that means he must burn bridges to get there. But as Breka takes on a life of its own, the house grows angrier, and as the person Val becomes in his dreams begins to bleed into his waking moments, he's not so sure anymore.