When Maisie is struck by lightning her face is partially destroyed She&s lucky enough to get a face transplant but how do you live your life when you can&t even recognize yourself any more? She was a runner a girlfriend a good student a normal girl Now after a single freak accident all that has changed As Maisie discovers how much her looks did & didn&t shape her relationship to the world she has to redefine her own identity & figure out what &lucky& really means