Everything changes for Kate, Moya and Romy when Maeve, their mother, falls critically ill. They return from Dublin, London and New York to Rossmore and the old stone house overlooking the Irish Sea where they grew up – but ancient jealousies surface as each sister confronts the past and the decisions they have made.
For Kate it is time to re-examine of her role as a high-flying lawyer and single parent. Moya must take a good look at her marriage to the charming but unfaithful Patrick. Romy, who hasn’t set foot on Irish soil for years, has to find the courage to face her family. Over the years Maeve labelled her daughters; Kate the brains, Moya the beautiful, and Romy the bold one. Now it is time for all three to break out of the box.
A gripping story of love, loss and the power of sisterhood and family relationships to survive the deepest hurts and secrets from one of Ireland’s best-loves writers.