Instructions for Bringing up Scarle — Annie Sanders

Alice is living the life she always dreamed of: a travel guide writer, her life is one of carefree adventure, with no ties, no constraints and no worries.

Virginia finally has everything she ever wanted. The loving husband, the beautiful daughter and the successful career. Life hasn't always been easy, but she knows that her family can weather any storm.

They have been best friends since university - so much so that Virginia trusts Alice with all she holds dearest. Then tragedy strikes, and Alice finds she must honour a rash promise she made to her friend. It's then she discovers that it can be the people you think you know best who hold the most closely guarded secrets...