Kim Hopkinson was born in North London and from a young age, enjoyed writing poetry and stories. She trained in journalism and worked on women's magazines in London. When she had a family, she discovered a love for teaching and became an infant school teacher. Later, she was a deputy head and headteacher and spent twenty years in education. Kim retired early to concentrate on her writing and moved to Sussex where she lives with her family. This is her first book, and she spends her time writing, raising sheep and enjoying her granddaughters.
In a small rural town, Bernard's seemingly perfect life is shattered when Sally, his beautiful wife and Joshua, his young son, are murdered in cold blood. Nearby, in a local village a refugee, far from home, attempts to put his violent past behind him
