From Dust We Were Born - Paperbackby Julia G. D. Gobio (Author) Amara Ira stands out. She really can't help it. In the Seven Cities, shored up against the void outside by soaring concrete walls no one sees over, there is only white, grey, silver, and gold. Amara was born in colors that are forbidden even to wear, and it sucks. Her mother's never satisfied, her picture perfect sister is almost terrified of her, and everyone is constantly asking her, "Were you born looking like that?"