Scottish writer, Mairi Wilson, has made a cracking start to her life as an author as this, her debut novel, has already won a major fiction prize.
In just a few heartbreaking days, Lexy Shaw’s world has fallen apart. After her mum is killed in a hit and run accident, her mother’s childhood guardian, Ursula, also dies suddenly leaving everything to Lexy.
But as she reads through Lexy’s papers, she discovers something that makes her doubt her own identity and make her wonder if she really is all alone in the world now. Her investigations take her from a chilly Edinburgh to sunbaked Malawi, during which she uncovers a story of love, deceit and loyalty spanning three generations, but to discover the truth about who she really is, she must put her own life at risk.
