Emmeline thistle, a dirt-Scratcher's daughter, has escaped death twice-first, on the night she was born, and second, on the day her entire village was swept away by flood. Left with nothing and no one, emmeline discovers...Emmeline thistle, a dirt-Scratcher's daughter, has escaped death twice-first, on the night she was born, and second, on the day her entire village was swept away by flood. Left with nothing and no one, emmeline discovers her rare and mysterious ability-she can churn milk into chocolate, a delicacy more precious than gold.