| Description |
353 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"England, 1970. On the one-year anniversary of the Harrington family's darkest night, their beautiful London home goes up in flames. Mrs. Harrington, the two children, and live-in nanny Rita relocate to Foxcote Manor, ostensibly to recuperate. But the creeping forest, where lost things have a way of coming back, is not as restful as it seems. When thirteen-year-old Hera discovers a baby girl abandoned just beyond their garden gate, this tiniest, most wondrous of secrets brings a much-needed sunlit peace, until a visitor detonates the family's tenuous happiness. All too soon a body lies dead in the woods. Forty years later, London-based Sylvie is an expert at looking the other way. It's how she stayed married to her unfaithful husband for more than twenty years. But she's turned over a new leaf, having left him for a fresh start. She buried her own origin story decades ago, never imagining her teenage daughter would have a shocking reason to dig the past up--and to ask Sylvie to finally face the secrets that lead her back to Foxcote Manor"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Women -- Fiction.
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Genealogy -- Fiction.
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Family secrets -- Fiction.
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Country homes -- England -- Fiction.
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Abandoned children -- Fiction.
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Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
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Forest of Dean (England : District) -- Fiction.
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FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical.
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| Genre/Form |
Suspense fiction.
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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| ISBN |
9780525542391 (paperback) |
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9780525542384 (hardcover) |
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0525542388 |
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