This summer fall in love with the heartbreaking, gripping novel of a woman's journey across the continent to unravel the secrets of her mother's disappearance. From the author of the No. 1 bestseller The Letter Kathryn Hughes.

Tara Richards lost her mother as a girl. Raised by her grandmother, Tara still misses the beautiful, vibrant woman she adored. When Tara receives a letter from a London solicitor, its contents shake her to the core. Someone has left her a key to a mysterious safety deposit box. In the box lies an object that will change everything Tara thought she knew and lead her on a journey to deepest Spain in search of the answers that have haunted her for forty years.

Violet Sky regrets her decision to travel abroad leaving her young daughter behind. As the sun sets, she touches her daughter's locket and reminds herself she is doing this for their future. Tonight, 4th June 1978, will be the start of a new life for them. This night will indeed change Violet's destiny, in the most unexpected of ways...

A powerful novel of how hope can blossom in the ruins of tragedy. And of the redeeming power of love.

Praise for Kathryn Hughes:

'Wonderful and uplifting' Lesley Pearse

'One to tug on the heartstrings' Red

'Gripping' Good Housekeeping

'Oh wow! This story broke my heart then filled it with joy then broke it all over again! Heartfelt and poignant an absolute joy' A reader