Constance - Rosie Thomas (First edition)

Constance Thorne was a foundling, a baby left by her mother for strangers to find.

As a child, Connie is aware only of the differences between herself and the Thorne family. She cannot find her place in the closeness between her mother and sister. While she is musical, her sister Jeanette is deaf. One of them is dark, the other is sunny. Connie is the outsider.

Yet, she and Jeanette fall in love with the same man. And her feelings for Bill are the one part of her that Connie cannot reshape.

Connie has carefully crafted her life into an image of security and success in Bali - an idyllic place of perfect beaches framed with lush, green trees. London, the city of her birth, is far away, and with it the memories of love.

When she hears the news that her sister is dying, the last thing Connie wants is to return to England. But with the bitterness of betrayal between them, Connie and Jeanette have to learn to forgive each other. 

Do the bonds of shared childhood lie deeper than they had believed? And, surrounded by family, can Connie make her peace with who she really is - and who she loves?