Paperback edition of Kate Morton's utterly gripping novel which shifts between the 1930s, the 1960s, and the present. A spellbinding story of mysteries and secrets, theatre and thievery, murder and ultimately enduring love. In the sweltering summer of 1961, 16-year-old Laurel witnesses a shocking crime that changes everything... Haunted by her memories, over 40 years later in 2011 Laurel returns to her family home and begins to piece together the events of that fateful day. Kate Morton is a }Sunday Times{ bestseller who has sold over 1.6 million copies of her books in the UK alone.