A GIRL EASILY carried off by the wind.<br /> <br /> An elderly widow whose husband died under strange circumstances.<br /> <br /> An isolated dwelling that breeds fear.<br /> <br /> Miranda has no recollection of where she came from&amp;#8212;only that years ago, a gust of wind deposited her outside Bourne Manor. The Manor&amp;#8217;s sole inhabitant, Wysteria Barrows, took Miranda in and promptly outfitted her with special boots&amp;#8212;boots weighted with steel bars to keep her anchored to the ground. But aside from shelter and clothing, Miranda receives little warmth from the aging widow. The Manor, too, is a cold place, full of drafts and locked doors. Full of menace. Full of secrets.<br /> <br /> Then one day a boy named Farley appears. Farley helps Miranda embrace her destiny with the wind . . . and uncover the Manor&amp;#8217;s hidden past.