An environmental fantasy for readers aged 12 and above. Willow is a young tree speaker who comes up against the dangerous consequences of the distant harvest of the Forest and decides to do something about it. The traditions of Willow's village include community drumming and 'skin dancing', but these are just the kind of practices the Harvesters would like to prevent. Not only that, the Harvesters don't even believe in the talents of tree speaking, animal talking and stone listening. As Willow struggles against their poisonous ideas she also has to live with personal tragedy.