Harry Crane never expected to become a widower at thirty-four. Crushed by grief, he abandons his job with the U.S. Forest Service and retreats into the wilds of Pennsylvania, determined to disappear. But fate, it seems, has other plans.
Oriana, a fiercely imaginative young girl mourning her own father’s death, believes Harry holds the key to healing her fractured world. With her mother, Amanda, and the town’s courageous librarian, they hatch an extraordinary scheme sparked by a mysterious book.
Reluctant at first, Harry soon finds himself swept into a golden adventure that blends loss, magic, and hope. To help Oriana is to confront his own pain—and maybe discover that even broken hearts can grow again.
Sometimes redemption hides in unexpected places.