Thirty years of family secrets. Three generations of women. One family heirloom that could change everything.
Rita and her daughter Inky are joined by Rita’s cantankerous, wheelchair-bound mother, Dorothea, who proceeds to disrupt their lives in South London. Irritated at first, Inky snaps to attention when she learns that her grandmother is sitting on a small fortune. But Granny won’t be provoked into compliance; she needs to talk about the past, and she wants Inky to listen, and to understand. Why did Rita run away from her home in British Guiana more than 30 years ago? What is the tragedy that tore her mother and grandmother apart? And how can she persuade her grandmother to part with the precious heirloom that could change all their fortunes?
As old wounds re-open, new bonds are formed, and Inky learns that money can’t solve all problems; and that even an old woman can teach her some home truths.
PRAISE FOR SHARON MAAS
“Sharon Maas is one of my favourite authors… evocative and vivid… Highly recommended.”
“This book has everything. Great characters, interesting perspective and strong settings.”