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2000s: Two sisters. One fire. A secret that won’t burn out.
2000s: Two sisters. One fire. A secret that won’t burn out.
The Grayson sisters are trouble. Everyone in their small town knows it. But no-one can know of the secret that binds them together.
Hattie is the light. Penny is the darkness. Together, they have balance.
But one night the balance is toppled. A match is struck. A fire is started. A cruel husband is killed. The potential for a new life flickers in the fire’s embers, but resentment, guilt, and jealousy suffocate like smoke.
Their lives have been engulfed in flames – will they ever be able to put them out?
Grimsby on the map is the small town in Canada where the author lives and where she wrote the book. There’s a nice library and a lovely coffee shop and she thanks the writing community there for their support. So, it’s on the map as an example of a small Canadian rural town like the one in the book.
The setting in the book is vague and actually not that important as the real landscape is that of sibling rivalry. The two sisters live in a village, far from anywhere and the sense of claustrophobia is palpable throughout.
How strong is the sister bond between Penny and Hattie? That secret world is where they live and where they will suck you into when you read. Oh the secrets of sisters and the secrets of a small town….
Destination: Canada Author/guide: Laurie Petrou Departure Time: 2000s
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