The Summer of Secrets

**One day she was there . . .

and the next day, the day after the fire, she was gone**.

In the summer of 1983, when Helen is sixteen, Victoria Dover and her eccentric family move in next door, at once making her lonely world a more thrilling place. But the summer ends with a terrible tragedy, and everyone involved – her father and the entire Dover family – simply disappears.

Then one day, thirty years later, Victoria comes back.

A suspenseful, spell-binding coming-of-age story about young friendship, damaged families and how one simple action on a long, sultry summer can echo through the years. Perfect for fans of Louise Doughty's *Apple Tree Yard*, Liane Moriarty's *The Husband's Secret* and Helen Dunmore's *The Lie*.