First published 2003
Sarah returns to her childhood home in rural Australia after her grandmother's death. The old house holds memories she tried to leave behind, but sorting through decades of belongings forces her to face what really happened the summer she turned sixteen. Her younger brother Tim still lives in town, working at the local garage and carrying his own version of their shared past. As Sarah uncovers letters and photographs hidden in her grandmother's things, the careful distance she built between herself and her family begins to collapse. The truth about that long-ago summer threatens to surface, along with the reasons Sarah fled to the city years before. She must decide whether to run again or finally confront the choices that shaped her family. This is a story about the weight of silence and the courage it takes to speak difficult truths.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, secrets
Setting: Australia, Rural Australia
Period: 20th-century
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