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Saint is a conjuror who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a town magically concealed from outsiders, named Ours. It is in this miraculous place that Saint's grand experiment - a secluded community where her people may flourish - takes root. But although Saint does her best to protect the inhabitants of Ours, her conjuring and memories begin to betray her, leaving the town vulnerable to intrusions by newcomers with powers of their own. As the cracks in Saint's creation are exposed, some begin to wonder whether the community's safety might be yet another form of bondage.