"Cassie, look " Frieda cried suddenly. "One of the upstairs shutter is open " All three sisters, Frieda, Cassandra, and Gretchen, stared at the old, somewhat mysterious house at t he edge of the woods which had been deserted for more than twenty years. What's going on there now? Soon they will learn more. But why don't they want to tell anyone else about their experiences? This is a tale of three girls in Southern Germany discovering a refugee boy with a talent for playing the violin, and how their lives intertwine.