General FictionLarge Print EditionCombines the suspense of a Hitchcock thriller with a captivating family drama . . . a first-rate debut. starred, Kirkus ReviewsMesmerizing . . . a luxuriously gripping narrative. starred, Publishers WeeklyNina and Isabel are the closest of sisters, bound together since childhood by the devastating death of their baby brother. The two had created completely different lives for themselves Nina as a London-based freelance photographer, and Isabel as a country housewife. When Isabel gives birth to her first child, Nina arrives to help look after her, giving rise to images from a well-hidden past. The new baby is so like the brother who died in his crib twenty-five years before . . .