First published 2004
After her adoptive father's tragic death, Willow De Beers inherits a family diary that shatters everything she knows. As she uncovers her real father's secret love affair and the reasons for her adoptive mother's cruelty, Willow must confront the ghosts of her past to forge a new future.
Genres: family-life, 20th-century, mystery, psychological-thriller, adoption, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: family-secrets, secrets, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-century
304 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: abuse, emotional-abuse