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- ISBN 9781405978972
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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When Imogen is told she’s inherited a country mansion near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago: a summer which changed her life for ever.
Once Imogen and her partner Josh settle into the house, she dares to hope that this is the start of a new life.Yet Imogen can’t stop wondering why a woman she barely knew would leave her everything.
And when she discovers a box with her name on it in the artist’s abandoned studio, she’s sure Dorothea was trying to send her a message before she died.
What if her death wasn’t an accident?
Could it be tangled in Imogen’s own dark family history?
And why is she feeling watched all of a sudden?
Claire Douglas worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but had dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award with her first novel, The Sisters.
She is a Sunday Times bestseller and a frequent Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her books have sold over two million copies in the UK alone.
She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.
