Ash and Amber

Selma Selander has built a satisfying life around the toyshop she inherited in Norstad, even if she doubts she will ever find the love she wants. Preparing for Christmas, she hires Lilja Norling, a frightened stranger with no references and a past she will scarcely discuss. Lilja proves a careful worker, and their shared loneliness grows into a deeper bond. Meanwhile, an antique doll given to Selma by her uncle seems connected to the newcomer, and an unusually bitter winter brings signs of something beyond ordinary life. When danger reaches the shop on Christmas night, Selma must leave her familiar world behind and journey into the mountains to protect the woman she loves.