When a woman stumbles across a mysterious children's book, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed. In the war-torn London of 1939, young sisters Hazel and Flora are evacuated from their home to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Aberdeen and her teenage son, Harry, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames, Hazel distracts her little sister with tales about a magical land called Whisperwood, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own. But the unthinkable happens when Flora suddenly vanishes. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister's disappearance, a private burden she carries into adulthood. Twenty years later, Hazel is in London working at a cozy rare bookstore. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years? As Hazel embarks on a feverish quest, bravely revisiting long-dormant relationships and wounds from the past, her career and future hang in the balance. An astonishing twist ultimately reveals the truth in this transporting novel about the bond between sisters and the enduring magic of storytelling.

ISBN: 9781668011843