Sometimes things appear not as they are, but as we see them.
Toby Labell, an anxious teenager, is forced to leave his comfortable urban lifestyle for a fresh start at The Bay; an idyllic seaside town in which the flower-worshipping residents' value their strange customs above all else. A series of sinister encounters leads Toby down a dark and uncertain path where he questions his relationship with his family, the mysterious circumstances surrounding his estranged Grandma and even his own sanity. Along with a group of unlikely misfits, Toby embarks on a mission to unravel the truth about what is really going on at The Bay.
The Amaranth is a finely woven tale that twists and turns through mystery, conflict, romance and horror and leaves the reader questioning their reality.