In the quiet village of Somber Hollow, children have begun sleepwalking into a forbidden forest—and no one remembers why. Nella Sinclair, a seamstress haunted by the village's strange silences, follows one child into the woods and discovers the Bleached Orchard, a dying realm inhabited by faceless porcelain beings. There, she uncovers a terrifying truth: Somber Hollow has survived for generations through an ancient bargain that demands the vitality of its children. But the deeper Nella searches, the more disturbing the truth becomes. Her own memories, her past, and even her identity may not be what she believed. To save the children and break the village's terrible bargain, Nella must confront the secret of who she really is—and decide what she is willing to sacrifice. Because sometimes saving a world means giving up the life you thought was yours.