When Alice is sent to live with a grandmother she barely knows, the only bright spot is the mysterious Darkling Wood just beyond the garden. Her gran wants it cut down, but Alice feels drawn to the trees—and to Flo, a strange girl who seems to appear from nowhere.
Flo knows the forest’s secrets, but there’s something unusual about her—and no one else in town seems to know she exists. As Alice uncovers the truth about Flo and the history of the wood, she must decide what to believe—and how far she’s willing to go to protect the place that finally feels like home.