A breathtaking Tasmanian tale of ancient forests; of art and science; of love and, above all, of friendship.<br/><br/>In the 1930s, in an isolated and beautiful corner of southern Tasmania, a new young wife arrives at her husband's secluded property - Arcadia. Stella, an artist, falls in love with Arcadia's wild, ancient forest. And when an unknown predator strikes, she is saved by an unusual protector...<br/><br/>Two generations later, Stella's granddaughter, Sally, and her best friend, Jessica, stumble over Stella's secret life in the forest and find themselves threatened in turn.<br/><br/>What starts as a girls' adventurous road trip becomes a hunt for the story of the past, to solve the present, and save their future...<br/><br/>A modern mystery born in a timeless Tasmanian forest, from Australia's favourite storyteller.