The New York Times bestselling author of
Promise Not to Tell returns with a simmering
psychological thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices,
and the unbreakable bond between mothers and
daughters.
West Hall, Vermont, has always been a
town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most
mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was
found dead in the field behind her house just months after
the tragic death of her daughter.
Now, in present
day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Sara's farmhouse
with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister. Alice has
always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that
has weighty consequences when Ruthie wakes up one morning to
find that Alice has vanished. In her search for clues, she
is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Shea's diary
hidden beneath the floorboards of her mother's bedroom. As
Ruthie gets sucked into the historical mystery, she
discovers that she's not the only person looking for
someone that they've lost. But she may be the only one who
can stop history from repeating itself.