This is a moving and often gripping family drama. Charlotte and her partner run a vineyard in New Zealand and live in a beautiful house they have designed. They have three children, the eldest is adopted. They seem to have everything and yet there are problems. The wine isn't selling as well af it should and their eldest daughter is misbehaving at school and home. The story takes you to the UK and the past and had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen. Sensitively written and reflecting current child protection procedures in the UK and, I guess, New Zealand, this novel has many ups and downs. ( )