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Belle Hatton, a young Gloucestershire girl who has never crossed the English Channel, is stunned when a mysterious newspaper clipping from 1911 emerges among her father's belongings. The clipping reveals that the Hattons were leaving Rangoon after the disappearance of their baby daughter, Elvira. Belle’s discovery forces her to question everything she has known about her family: how could her parents have hidden such a secret? And could Elvira really be dead? With no clear answers, Belle decides to board a ship to Rangoon, determined to find her missing sister and unveil the long‑hidden truths of her lineage.
Haunted by the possibility that the clues may point to a living Elvira, Belle’s solitary journey becomes a search for truth, identity, and reconciliation. Her trip across the seas compels her to confront family lore and the painful history of a sibling lost to time.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Dinah Jefferies
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