An atmospheric Cornish setting with secrets galore make this an engrossing and intriguing story.

Three half-sisters, Flora, Kat and Lauren all have different mothers and the same father Charlie Finch. Charlie is an artist and his mother owned a house in Cornwall called Rock Point. They used to visit their Granny and Father in the summer holidays and the last time they all stayed at the house was the summer of 1999. Now in the present day, Charlie has called them all to the house as he has news to share with them all.

From the outset of this book, you know something big happened to the family that year. It was also the summer that Charlie painted his famous piece ‘The Girls And The Birdcage’. Fractured family relationships are prevalent in this novel, and Rock Point is a formidable setting with its cliffs, a turbulent sea and secluded truths. The use of the dual timeline flows really well, effortlessly switching between the past and the present.

The author’s previous novels have been well-written and entertaining, and this one is no exception.

(Review by Karen)