by Emily Critchley (Author)

One of People Magazine's "must-read" books!

"A clever, keep-'em-guessing murder mystery, an empathetic yet realistic portrayal of the toll dementia takes, and a meditation on how the brain can bury the most tragic memories...An outstanding must-read." —Booklist, STARRED review

I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it for more than sixty years...

It is 1951, and at number six Sycamore Street fifteen-year-old Edie Green is lonely. Living with her eccentric mother and her mother's new boyfriend, she is desperate for something to shake her from her dull, isolated life.

So when the popular, pretty Lucy Theddle befriends Edie, she thinks all her troubles are over. Even though Lucy has a secret, one Edie is not certain she should keep.

Then Lucy goes missing.

Now in 2018, Edie is eighty-four and still living in the same small town, when one afternoon she glimpses Lucy Theddle, still looking the same as she did at fifteen. Her family write it off as one of her many mix ups, there's a lot Edie gets confused about these days. But Edie knows she's the key to finding Lucy. 

Time is running out and Edie must piece together the clues before Lucy is forgotten forever.

Review

"A captivating and poignant book, I was completely hooked." ― Marianne Cronin, author of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot 

"A beautifully atmospheric and endearing book." ― Freya Sampson, author of The Last Chance Library

Categories : Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BQCKDNL2

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks Landmark (October 3, 2023)

Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 3, 2023

Language ‏ : ‎ English

File‏ : ‎ EPUB, 6.65 MB

Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported

Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages