Charity Norman once again delivers both a gripping and beautifully written story. The story unfolds as London-based Emily is called home to New Zealand for ‘just a few weeks’ following her father's Alzheimers diagnosis. Those few weeks quickly turn into a few months as the complexities of this cruel diseases are delicately explored by the author. Charity Norman carefully narrates Dr Felix Kirkland’s worrying confusion confusion and paranoia while also drawing attention to a rarely discussed joy and clarity that can come when those with Alzheimer’s are freed of societal expectations and are able to share their true selves. As a result, daughter Emily gets to know her once distant father all over again as their roles as caregiver and care needer quickly reverse. Emily learns that her father is complex, emotional and most importantly, a keeper of a secret that can solve a decades old unsolved missing persons case. You simply must read this to find out what secrets Dr Felix Kirkland holds about his young neighbour who disappeared in June 1994.