Palwick, Susan

Twelve-year-old Emma, suffering regular sexual abuse by her father, a respected small town doctor in Wisconsin, survives the ordeal by taking flight from her body--an activity that puts her in touch with Ginny, the sister who died before Emma was born.

When Darroti, a young merchant in the city of Lemabantunk, is accused of murdering a highborn woman, he and his family are exiled to the unknown world that lies beyond a mysterious gate, where they encounter a world tormented by hatred and warfare.