1956. When Ivy Jenkins falls pregnant she is sent in disgrace to St Margaret's. Her baby is adopted against her will. Ivy will never leave. Present day. Journalist Samantha Harper finds a letter from a young mother begging to be rescued from St Margaret's. With St Margaret's set for demolition, Sam has only hours to piece together a sixty-year-old mystery before the truth is lost for ever. A heartwrenching novel that combines mystery and suspense - for fans of Kate Morton.