In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola's abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well into grief, guilt, and addiction. Convinced she can only do more harm to her family, Ellis leaves her husband and young sons, burying her desperate ache for her children deeper with every step into the mountain wildernesses she treks through alone. In a remote area of Washington, a young girl named Raven keeps secrets inside, too. She must never speak to outsiders about how her mother makes miracles spring from the earth, or about her father, whose mysterious presence sometimes frightens Raven. Raven spends her days learning how to use her rare gifts, and more importantly, how to hide them. With each lesson comes a warning of what dangers lie in the world beyond her isolated haven.

Compact discs.