To the outside world, Zoya is a devoted daughter; inside the house, her care becomes a terrifying struggle over illness, memory, control, and the thin line between love and punishment.
The bulk of the collection is eight short stories that are set in yesteryear. The compilation is filled out with four entertaining fantasy pieces and three poems.
Determined to confront the hazy memories of his troubled youth, Oliver Matthews, a retired detective and confirmed bachelor, returns to the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames for the first time in years.
