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I dream about the world my parents described, where music and song are allowed. I was happiest when they sang with me. But now they are gone. And my brother has no voice. Who will sing with me now? When twelve-year-old Garlan and his mute brother Cadell are forced to run from their abusive guardians, they plan to find the land beyond their own, a place where they’re allowed to sing, unlike the laws that banish all forms of music in their home in Elatha.

When Ryel and Dad move in with Lonnie, Harry and Darcy, life really changes. There are some positives. Dad smiles way more than he has in ages. But there are down sides. Two bedrooms between three boys makes things tricky. Although they are friends at school, their blended family is new and not yet peaceful. Sick of the bickering, particularly Darcy’s whining, Ryel delivers a challenge. ‘School’s Sockey Tournament soon. Whoever does best, wins their own room.’ Darcy and Harry agree. Can Ryel triumph and get his own room, forcing them to share? Is winning all that matters?

In Highland Scotland in 1850, Catrìona lives life to the rhythm of seasons and Gaelic songs, until a dramatic change of circumstances forces her to fight for everyone and everything she loves. Years later Rose, an artist, who's trying to make sense of her fractured family and her own restlessness, searches among ruins in a deserted landscape.