If I am to remember, I must remember not only the glamour, the decadence, and the sense of wanting so desperately to belong, but also the darker side of our story. Only then will I know what to do with the letter... 1938. Gillian Larking is used to blending in and going unnoticed until her new boarding school roommate, the vibrant and spirited Violet Claybourne, invites her to spend the holidays at her home, the crumbling Thornleigh Hall. At Thornleigh, Gilly finds herself dazzled by the family's faded grandeur, and above all by Violet's beguiling older sisters. But following a terrible incident in the house's grounds, Gilly begins to realise the Claybourne sisters aren't quite what she thought they were. And if she's to survive in their world, she may have to become just like them...
