Elizabeth Edmondson

Polly Smith is struggling to make a living as an artist when her friend, Oliver, invites her to his father's house in the South of France. Polly asks for her birth certificate to get a passport...and her world changes. Fleeing to the Riviera, Polly finds the serenity and sunshine bring her paintings to life as never before. And even though Polly finds herself at the centre of a web of deception, her own future begins to take on a new and fascinating shape.

It's Christmas 1936, and family members are returning home for the holiday season to the Lake District where the lakes have frozen over. For two families secrets from the past are revealed, with profound consequences.