'A rich and compelling story.'
Nicholas Shakespeare, author of The Dancer Upstairs

'I love this novel. It's both tense and deeply thoughtful. A love triangle and a dark secret make it a compelling read. It's gripping and moving. Five stars!'
K.T. Fitzpatrick, author of Under the Black Mountain

'An affecting, beautiful, evocative tale written with tremendous feeling and respect for the female characters. The writing is clear, honest and grounded in place and time.'
Gillian Johnson, author and illustrator​

'Beautifully written and made me genuinely smile in places ... a rich and unusual story.'
Stripy Duck Bookshop, Bruton
London, 1920. Six-year-old Grace drowns in the River Thames.

Seven years later, her grieving mother and her Indian servant – Hariti – find a lost girl suffering from amnesia. Hariti believes the girl to be Grace, reincarnated.

Years later, escaping the devastation of World War II, Grace and her lover Nancy find refuge in rural Sussex. Their affair is complicated by a love triangle and threatened by dangerous secrets.  ​

Grace has to find the courage to unlock the dark mystery of her past in order to discover who she really is.​