She wrote her stories in his shadow. Now Daphne's past is catching up with her... In a
beautiful house in the wilds of Cornwall Daphne du Maurier is on the brink of a nervous
breakdown. Tangled in a self-destructive love affair that threatens to unravel her marriage
she is also distracted by worry for the family friend whose shadow looms over her childhood: J.
M. Barrie author of Peter Pan. Daphne tries to escape into writing her new book but the line
between fiction and reality blurs dangerously when her own characters start manifesting before
her eyes - in particular a woman called Rebecca who looks suspiciously like her husband's
alluring ex-girlfriend. Daphne must confront the dark truth that lurks beneath the fantasy of
Peter Pan and the secret life that has plagued her since she found fame. Unless she can solve
these mysteries and reckon with who she truly is as an artist her next great work may be lost
to history . . . PRAISE FOR ELISABETH GIFFORD: 'Gorgeously written and devastating' Kate
Riordan 'One of the best novels I've read' Gill Paul 'Desperately romantic' Katie Fforde
'Compelling' Sarah Maine 'Gorgeous melancholy' The Times 'A glorious novel. You won't be
able to put it down for a minute' Suellen Dainty 'An undeniably haunting love story' Sunday
Times 'A moving story beautifully told' Tim Pears
