Having spent her childhood shunned by her adoptive parents in favour of her 'golden child' older sister, Mia vowed never to be the black sheep again. Since those lonely days, she's looked after Number One, lotus-eating abroad courtesy of a very rich man.

But her charmed existence is interrupted when her sister dupes her into returning home for a short stint as a carer. Housebound in England with her life in Sardinia in tatters, Mia's world is turned upside down.

Yet Mia's not prepared for the secrets she discovers lying beyond her mother's grave - what was the significance of the old knitting bag embroidered with peacocks her mother continually clutched? Does Mia dare to discover a life she never knew existed?