Publisher's Synopsis
Young Daisy Bacon is the guardian of her cousin Lizzie who, a grown woman, has the innocent and trusting nature of a child. When her mother Judith is run over and killed outside their house, Daisy Blames herself and retreats into a world of silence. Her new stepmother, Vera, becomes a cruel jailer, but cousin Lizzie, who will always remain a child, brings sunshine back into Daisy's life. It is only when Henry Bacon discovers his new wife's shocking secret that Daisy is free to find true happiness, in a way that she could never have anticipated.
