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When Ismay Gebhardt is dismissed from yet another teaching post after an unfortunate accident (which everyone survived!), she accepts a last-chance job as a private tutor for three unusual young sisters in sleepy Glenmaidens village, brimming with natural beauty, uncanny traditions, and earnest locals.

Determined to make herself useful after several catastrophic lessons with the unbiddable girls, Ismay writes to the transport bureau about extending the train line, hoping to modernise Glenmaidens. However, when bureaucrat Hamish Breck arrives with plans threatening the ancient oak tree at the glen’s heart, Ismay unearths an enchanted secret: some of the villagers are fairies who settled in the mortal world seeking a gentler life, and the oak is their only bridge back to the moonlit realm of the fantastic.

As Ismay schemes with her magical neighbours to prevent the extension, she finds herself more entangled with charming, persistent Hamish. With her newfound family, the way between worlds, and her heart all at risk, Ismay must decide how much she might bargain to finally embrace the wonder and belonging she’s always wished for.