Heather creëert meeslepende verhalen die duiken in de complexiteit van de menselijke psyche en moraal. Haar werken staan bekend om hun ingewikkelde plot en sfeervolle stijl, die lezers diep in het verhaal trekt. De auteur onderzoekt de verwarde relaties tussen personages en de thema's schuld, mysterie en de zoektocht naar waarheid. Haar proza is precies en suggestief, wat haar tot een belangrijke hedendaagse stem maakt.
A body burns in the desert... Does the boy who found it know more than it seems? A compelling and indelible story set in small town America that examines the burden of guilt, the bitter price of forgiveness and the debts we owe our dead, both recent and distant....
The story unfolds with the mysterious disappearance of six-year-old Emily Evans in 1935 from a secluded Minnesota lake. Decades later, her sister Lucy, the last surviving family member, reflects on that tragic summer in a notebook before her death. She bequeaths the lake house and her poignant memories to her grandniece, Justine, who may hold the key to uncovering the family's past. Themes of loss, memory, and the enduring impact of unresolved mysteries are central to this narrative.
A stunning novel that examines the price of loyalty, the burden of regret, the meaning of salvation, and the sacrifices we make for those we love, told in the voices of two unforgettable women linked by a decades-old family mystery at a picturesque lake house....