by Jo Walton
First published 2024
A stranger appears at Lily Ashwood's door with devastating news: her father is dead. She returns to the house where she grew up, expecting to grieve and settle his affairs. Instead, she uncovers a cache of concealed papers that point to dark family secrets. Each document she reads forces her to question everything she believed about her past. The investigation pulls her deeper into a maze of deception that spans years. Every answer she finds creates new doubts about the people closest to her. Lily realizes that her entire understanding of her family may be built on lies. She must decide whether to keep digging, knowing that the truth might destroy the last remnants of her former life.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Childhood Home
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