Jenny Lecoat is an author to watch! --New York Times bestselling author Kelly Rimmer N ew York Tim es bestselling author Jenny Lecoat has crafted a spellbinding story about secrets and lies in a small community recovering from war, and the two young women at the center of a volatile mystery.
But in the end, Jean\'s need to know the truth about her father may consume everything she once believed about her home, her family and herself..
When Hazel learns of Jean\'s own ruinous secret, the women form an unexpected bond that sets them apart from the rest of Jean\'s family and the frenzied demands for retribution.
As rumors of Hazel\'s guilt swell to a fury, Jean discovers new clues that suggest there were other, more sinister factors at play.
Hazel denies all accusations but has reasons to conceal what really happened.
Nineteen-year-old Jean Parris, still adjusting to this fractious peace, is shocked to learn that Hazel, a teacher who lives over her dad\'s shop, may be responsible for her father\'s wartime arrest and subsequent death in custody.
No longer a Summerland holiday paradise, the island now boils with tension as locals seek revenge on anyone suspected of collaborating with the enemy during the war.
But the people of Jersey are left as scarred as the landscape.
The Channel Islands, the only captured territory within the British Isles, are finally liberated.
The German occupation is over.
Jenny Lecoat is an author to watch! --New York Times bestselling author Kelly Rimmer N ew York Tim es bestselling author Jenny Lecoat has crafted a spellbinding story about secrets and lies in a small community recovering from war, and the two young women at the center of a volatile mystery
