It is late summer 1941 when eleven-year-old Olive de Groote is left with her maternal grandparents in the small town of Stonehill.
She finds acceptance difficult and has more than one run-in with the tough, older brothers of trouble makers in her new class.
Grandma tries to keep Olive busy with everyday chores, but questions about family and the sibling she has never met niggle at olive. New friends and a new passion help Olive adjust to town live, but some of Olive's digging uncovers some surprising discoveries.
What remains secret and what needs to be told?
Although designated as a YOUNG ADULT novel, adults with an interest in historical fiction should enjoy this 295 page novel.