The Jade Paradigm

Only in the heart of darkness is the depth of the human spirit revealed. Monique Monge is only four years old when a terrifying attack leaves her permanently disfigured. As she struggles to live with the scars she bears both inside and out, she has no concept of the far darker challenges she'll soon face. On the cusp of adulthood, a second brutal event threatens to forever alter the girl's life. But in the tumultuous aftermath, a miracle occurs. For the first time in her young existence, Monique