High in the misty ridges of Appalachia, Emily Child carries a secret that could kill her. Pregnant, but not in the way she dreamed of,her body has turned against her, and time is running out. While her husband searches in desperation, fearing the worst, Emily follows an older trail: the half-forgotten path to the Isabella, the midwife who raised her, a woman whispered about in both reverence and fear.Guided by memory, folklore, and the voices of the hills themselves, Emily must nav...