It has been six months since Tes Müller stopped speaking. Her silence is baffling to her parents, her teachers and her younger sister, Meg. The girls' secluded lives in a northern rainforest town are shaken up when their father, Stefan, discovers human remains on their farm. As locals in the transient community speculate on who has gone missing, Tess and Meg have a more uregent mystery. Where does their mother, Evangeline, go each day, pushing an empty pram and returning home muddy and dishevelled?
Analysis
Australian
Notes
"First published in Australia 2015. First published in Great Britain 2016."