"They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me that day, she vanished off the face of the earth.
A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing revelations that cast new light on a young woman's disappearance twenty-five years ago.
After years of living overseas, Emily returns to New Zealand to care for her father who has dementia. As his memory fades and his guard slips, she begins to understand him for the first time - and to glimpse shattering truths about his past.
Are some secrets best left buried?"
I have read several by Charity Norman, so was looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint. She dealt with tricky subjects like dementia sensitively. There are some lovely moments in the father/daughter relationship, as well as sad ones too, and the story left me moved.
A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing revelations that cast new light on a young woman's disappearance twenty-five years ago.
After years of living overseas, Emily returns to New Zealand to care for her father who has dementia. As his memory fades and his guard slips, she begins to understand him for the first time - and to glimpse shattering truths about his past.
Are some secrets best left buried?"
I have read several by Charity Norman, so was looking forward to this one and it did not disappoint. She dealt with tricky subjects like dementia sensitively. There are some lovely moments in the father/daughter relationship, as well as sad ones too, and the story left me moved.