Maggie has just begun her freshman year of college when she is brutally assaulted by one of the football stars. There are witnesses to the attack, and his punishment is swift and life-changing. But Maggie is re-traumatized when people at school start blaming HER for what happened, and needs to take time off. Her mother thinks it's best that Maggie stay with her aunt, a sculptor who lives deep in the woods. Maggie agrees, hoping the isolation will be healing.But the assault stays with Maggie in ways she can't control: insomnia, flashbacks, and mysterious email messages from another girl who may also have been attacked. The girl needs help, but Maggie isn't sure she can offer any. It's difficult enough for her to do small things around the house for her aunt, like sorting clay and babysitting an assistant's young daughter.

Soon, Maggie realizes that there isn't anywhere to hide from her trauma, and just when she musters the courage to answer the emails, the other girl goes silent. Is the girl for real? Is helping her a way for Maggie to heal, or will it bring more harm? In a book that is unintentionally timely, Melissa Ostrom explores the intricacies of shame and victim-blaming that often accompany recovery from assault.