Nine-year-old Anna lives in a lonely cottage by the sea with a grumpy old fisherman named Mellwyn. But for as long as she can remember, she has yearned to discover the truth about her past and the mother she can barely recall. If only she could journey to the far side of the haunted forest where the High Willow stands---and where Mellwyn found her as a baby, years ago----she is sure she could unlock the secrets of her past.