These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant [Paperback]

Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have spent eight years living in isolation in a remote Appalachian cabin, hiding from a past Cooper desperately wants to keep buried. Their fragile existence begins to unravel when their annual visitor fails to arrive and a stranger enters their secluded world. As secrets surface and a disappearance threatens their safety, Cooper must confront his past and decide how far he will go to protect his daughter. This atmospheric novel explores survival, sacrifice, guilt, and the complicated bonds between parent and child.