""Emily Benedict has come to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew, she realizes that mysteries aren't solved in Mullaby, they're a way of life.""--Cover, p. [4].

Includes an excerpt from the forthcoming hardcover edition of ""The peach keeper"" by same author.