âFull of heart and essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very satisfying ending and perhaps a few happy tearsâKATIE FFORDE
âA riveting family saga, with terrific characters, that has you utterly engrossed from start to finish. I loved itâPATRICIA SCANLAN
âI absolutely adored every page of it . . . No one blends love and loss, happiness and heartbreak quite the way Carmel does. Not since the late, great Maeve BinchyâCLAUDIA CARROLL
âAn emotional family drama . . . full of the warmth weâve come to associate with Carmelâs writingâHAZEL GAYNOR
âAn exploration of familial love and grief . . . and how in the face of our greatest trials, our strongest bonds can be forgedâROISIN MEANEY
âWarm, uplifting and thought-provoking . . . The perfect book club read!âDEBBIE JOHNSON
âBeautifully written, warm and wise. I adored itâALEX BROWN
While Rachel Butler likes her life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawkeâs Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty and outdoor lifestyle.Hawkeâs Bay, New Zealand
As Rachel picks up the threads of her life as a single parent, she canât shake off the memories of her loving family in New Zealand â and her dream house, the villa on the bay. But itâs time to move forwards with their life in Ireland, close to the childrenâs grandparents, amid the familiar surroundings they all know well.Malahide, Ireland
Until the childrenâs grandmother, still grieving, starts to interfere, questioning Rachel's position as stepmother.
Until Rachelâs attempts to strengthen the family she loves so dearly backfires, pitting everyone against each other.
And until her late husbandâs parents mend the rift that has existed as long as sheâs been married â bringing with them an explosive secret . . .
How far would you go to protect your family?