Penguins in Amsterdam — Patricia J. DeLois

A poignant, affecting follow-up novel to Bufflehead Sisters.

Everything about Sophie's past is shrouded in lies. She uses a fake ID, attributes the scar from a failed pregnancy to an appendectomy, and makes up the death of her still-living mother. Marked by a traumatic childhood and haunted by the loss of her first love, Sophie may share her body freely, but she keeps her emotions walled off from anyone who dares to get close. She doesn't need anyone, and the last thing she expects is that someone might need her...