After twelve-year-old Wren Harper's mother succumbs to addiction, her world crumbles into silence. Sent to live with the grandmother she barely knows in rural Oregon, Wren hasn't spoken a word in months. But when a violent storm reveals a wounded horse trapped in a ravine at the edge of her grandmother's apple orchard, Wren makes a choice that will change everything.

The mare, scarred and terrified, bears the marks of severe abuse. Wren names her Talowa…"to sing," and begins secretly nursing her back to health in an abandoned shed where the orchard meets the wilderness. As a bond forms between the traumatized girl and the injured horse, Wren finds herself whispering words she's kept locked inside.

But just as Talowa begins to heal, her former owner arrives, determined to reclaim his "property" at any cost. With time running out and danger closing in, Wren must find her voice again, not just to save Talowa, but to save herself.

In this moving novel, Sefi Wells weaves a powerful story about grief, healing, and the unexpected connections that help us recover what we've lost, including ourselves.