The secret she kept

the long version

Fearless Felicity Penrose thrives on adventure: she's one of the most experienced female sailors in the world. But one day, in the late 1950s, her boat is found abandoned, drifting off the Cornish coast. Fliss has mysteriously vanished, tragically leaving her husband and baby daughter, Emma. Thirty years later, as Emma delves into her mother's past, she begins to unravel a tale of deep, abiding love, loyal friendship, and the heartbreaking consequences of a terrible misunderstanding. And the rest of the family are thrown into turmoil. For Fliss is not the only one with secrets long-concealed.