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You should leave the past in the past or should you A vividly told jawdroppingly twisty and wholly engaging story about the consequences of discovering the truth For readers of Sally Hepworth Nicola Moriarty and Adele Parks

Olivia is hiding from vicious media and online scrutiny in a remote Tasmanian house when an unknown man knocks on her door seeking Pippa a woman who once lived there His father Jeremy has died leaving behind a letter for the unknown woman Olivia wants to help but can she risk revealing her own sordid past and exposure to the world once more

Thirty years earlier bohemian wildchild Pippa and her best friend Jeremy spend a perfect summer in the house Pippa falls deeply in love with local boy Leo and they begin to plan a life of adventure together much to the displeasure of his conservative and controlling family One night Leo leaves the house to confront his parents and is never seen again

As Olivia is drawn into solving the mystery the unexpected and tragic story of Pippa Jeremy and Leo is slowly uncovered At the same time a path to reclaiming her own life opens if only she has the courage to take it

This intriguing decadeslong mystery combines endearing but flawed characters deadly secrets and a deliciously twisty plot Sarah Barrie