Nothing much happens in Sycamore, the small village where Clara lives - at least, that's how it looks. She loves eating ripe mangoes fallen from trees, running outside in the rainy season and escaping to her secret hideout with her best friend Gaynah. There's only one problem - she can't remember anything that happened last summer. When a quirky girl called Rudy arrives from England, everything starts to change. Gaynah stops acting like a best friend, while Rudy and Clara roam across the island and uncover an old family secret. As the summer reaches its peak and the island storms begin, Clara's memory starts to return and she must finally face the truth of what happened last year.

"A big adventure on a small island, this a brilliant powerful book about friendship, family and fear" - BookTrust

"The story is mysterious and has a powerful twist, while also conjuring up moving family relationships" - Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week

"This is a beautifully-written story of small towns, and the eternally shifting sands of friendship and family. Mysterious, poetic and dream-like at times" - BookTrust

"... a gripping mystery with a jaw-dropping twist" - Waterstones

"This is an intriguing and beautifully written story of family, friendship and life in a small town - with a surprising twist" - The Week Junior

"This is a memorable, evocative tale of sisterhood and identity" - Irish Times

"[A] dreamy evocation of a Caribbean childhood - with a surprise twist" - The Times