A gripping and suspenseful novel from the bestselling author of The Winter Children and The Snow Rose.

Caitlyn, there’s something I have to tell you. About Sara. Caitlyn thinks her marriage to Patrick is a success. For one thing, he is one of the few people not to fall head over heels for her beautiful friend, Sara. Life is lived on his terms, but they are happy. Aren’t they? When a devastating accident turns her existence upside down, Caitlyn is forced to reassess her marriage, what she truly knows about Patrick, and his real feelings for her best friend. In the refuge of an old manor house, she begins to discover the truth. At Kings Harcourt Manor in 1947, the worst winter in decades hits England, cutting the inhabitants off entirely. For Tommy Carter, widowed at the start of war, it is particularly hard: the burden of the family falls on her. She has the solace of her children, and the interesting presence of her brother’s friend, Fred. But there is also Barbara, a mysterious figure from her past who appears to want a piece of Tommy’s future as well. PRAISE FOR LULU TAYLOR `I raced through this gripping tale about secrets and lies and long-buried emotions bubbling explosively to the surface’ Daily Mail