When Sarah, struggling to get over tragedy, stumbles across her grandparents ruined farm, it feels as if the house has been waiting for her. She is drawn to their apparent idyllic way of life and starts to explore her family history, only to learn that her grandfather Jack was murdered. Sarah becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her grandparents, but are there some family stories that should never be told? This powerful and gripping novel is split by two plots: Grandmother Gwen s story in the 1930s and Sarah s in the present day."