Set in Hawaii, San Francisco and Provence, Elizabeth Adler's memorable novel is an enthralling story of two women whose fates are entwined with a flawed and dangerous family.
In San Francisco a young girl is found half-dead, victim of a murderous attack which has left her without a memory. Watching the news report of her plight, famous American doctor Phyl Forster feels a strange attachment to the unknown girl. For in her, Phyl sees a chance to rebuild a precious, lost part of her own life.
Together they construct a new identity for the girl. She begins to rebuild her life and find happiness again as "Bea French" - until fate draws her to the tragic Villa Mimosa in Provence. There she discovers a letter that holds the key to her deadly past . . . and an ominous warning for the present.
