A woman wakes with no memory of the past ten years, in this twisting tale of mystery and mistrust by the bestselling author of The Charcoal House.

When Ellie Graham wakes from a coma, she thinks she's eighteen years old. In reality, Ellie is twenty-eight, married, and has a baby son. She just doesn't remember any of it.

Fearful of returning to a man she doesn't recognise, Ellie chooses to stay with her parents to recuperate and await the recovery of her memory. As she starts to spend time with her husband, Phil, and their son, she feels stirrings of love for her baby-and hope for renewing her attachment to her husband.

But that hope is threatened when an old school friend alludes to Phil's controlling behaviour, leaving her with dread that her marriage was far from perfect. Worse, a neighbour indicates that he wants to resume their affair-and is willing to tell Phil all about it if she refuses.

Trapped and confused, can Ellie ever fully become a part of her forgotten family? Or is she stepping back into a nightmare she can't recall?