"A real tour de force´ Kate Rhodes, author of the Locked-Island mysteries "Emotional and thought-provoking´ Jenny Quintana, author of The Hiding Place "Gut-wrenching´ Woman's Own An estranged daughter. Renee Gulliver appears to have it all: a beautiful house overlooking a scenic estuary on England´s East Coast, a successful career as a relationship therapist, three grown-up children, and a beloved grandson, Xavier. A missing grandson. But then Xavier vanishes after Renee fails to pick him up from school, and the repercussions are manifold. A mother faced with an impossible choice. Renee is wracked with remorse; the local community question her priorities, clients abandon her; and, as long-held grievances surface, her daughter Mia offers her a heartbreaking ultimatum. Amid recriminations, misunderstandings and lies, can Renee find a way
