Fans of Jodi Picoult, Mitch Albom and Alice Sebold will love this truly captivating story, written with such depth of emotion and full of both heartbreak and hope by Richard & Judy bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.

'A work of art...enchanting' -- San Francisco Chronicle
'Surprisingly wonderful' -- Mirror
'Well written and compelling' -- ***** Reader review
'I could not put it down. Absolutely loved it' -- ***** Reader review
'Absolutely wonderful' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved it - and I want more...!' -- ***** Reader review
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ONE SUMMER - ONE LIFE CHANGING JOURNEY...

Carly and her little sister Jen are walking. Something terrible has happened. Something that has left Carly in charge, her faith in humanity shattered. She knows they need help but she is terrified of her sister being taken away from her. All they have is each other.

Carly wants them to find their way back to the last person she knew she could trust - their stepfather. But Jen holds a secret about him which, if she's telling the truth, will put them both at far more risk than they could imagine...