When college graduate Orer Janesh and his cousin Kena are sent to spend a summer with their grandmother in the rolling countryside of Gregar, Orer is set on getting through the boring months with little zeal. He only has to make it to August before starting a flashy new position at a bank and then he can say goodbye to long stays at Gram’s forever.  But as the days progress, the two discover that the urbane and dry residence known as Gram’s is not all that it seems. Green creatures come out of the forest at dusk, some random bird screeches every midnight, and Gram, apparently, has been holding out on family secrets. Armed with only a guidebook, a flashlight, and a suspicious pair of spectacles, Orer’s going to need all his wits about him if he ever hopes to make it to that desk job–much less stay alive.