The enthralling new novel from the 10-million-copy, No. 1 bestselling author After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man claiming to be her father. She had accepted Sally's many faults, and her reluctance to ever speak of the past. But faced with this staggering deception, Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth about her mother. Whatever the cost. As Alice journeys into the past she discovers her mother may never have been the woman she claimed to be . . .