Publisher's Synopsis
When fifteen-year-old Margot and her three sisters arrive at Applecote Manor during the heatwave of 1959, they find their aunt and uncle still reeling from the disappearance of their daughter, Audrey, five years before. The sisters are drawn into the mystery of Audrey's vanishing - until the stifling summer takes a shocking, deadly turn. Will one unthinkable choice bind them together, or tear them apart? Fifty years later, Applecote captivates Jessie with its promise of hazy summers in the Cotswolds. She believes it's the perfect escape for her troubled family. But she finds herself increasingly isolated in their new sprawling home, at odds with her teenage stepdaughter, and haunted by the strange rumours that surround the manor...
