Magic hour - kristin hannah

From the heart of the ancient Olympic National Forest, a six-year-old girl appears.

Speechless and alone, she can give no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past.

To heal the child, locked in a world of unimaginable fear and isolation, psychiatrist Dr.

Julia Cates must risk everything to discover the truth.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the meaning of home.

In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest--nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty.

From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears.

Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past.

Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr.

Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation.

To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alices past--although doing so requires help from Julias estranged sister, a local police officer.

The shocking facts of Alices life test the limits of Julias faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice--and for herself.

One of Kristin Hannahs] most compelling and riveting novels.

-- Booklist.