The idyllic world of twins Ben and Mary Jane Quinn crumbles when Ben is killed while protecting his sister from a ruthless villain. Heartbroken, she spends lonely hours in their secret hiding place, a thicket in the nearby woods. She learns of a boy who claims he had lived in her house, and is looking for his sister. Who is he? She falls in love with star football player Todd Gilmer. Unknown to her, he is tormented by memories of having had a sister in a previous life. He must find her! After saving Mary from her brother's killer, Todd is enticingly drawn to the thicket. When he finds Mary there, the past explodes to the present. Compelling and fascinating, The Thicket is a love story against all odds, and across the boundaries of time.