A lush, atmospheric tale of intertwined destinies, this latest novel from a masterful storyteller is spellbinding and satisfying. Her curiosity is sparked, setting off a series of events that will bring her and Alice together and reveal shocking truths about a past long gone. While out walking one day, she stumbles upon the old estate - now crumbling and covered with vines, clearly abandoned long ago. Miles away, Sadie Sparrow, a young detective in the London police force, is staying at her grandfather's house in Cornwall. Theo's case has never been solved, though Alice still harbours a suspicion as to the culprit. Nearly 60 years later, having enjoyed a long, successful career as an author, Alice is now 80 years old and living in London. What follows is a tragedy that tears the family apart in ways they never imagined, leaving their estate as empty as their broken hearts. One midsummer's eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest son, Theo, has vanished without a trace. She has gone on to sell more than 10 million copies of her novels in more than 38 countries all over the world, which were translated into more than 26 foreign languages. But the mysteries she pens are no match for the one her family is about to endure. Kate Morton is an international bestselling novelist from Australia, who has written many critically acclaimed novels in her career based on the literature and fiction genres. Living on her family's gorgeous lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, clever, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented 14 year old who loves to write stories.
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