This is one of the author’s older books written before her splash on the NY Times Best Seller’s list. Set in Australia, a small island has a “Mary Celeste” like mystery: a baby found abandoned by 2 sisters living on a small island. What happened to the parents? The tea kettle was still warm, a small patch of blood found on the floor- a mystery never solved. Fast forward 70 years or so and the residents of the island and family who adopted the baby (now in her 70’s) have made a business of the famous ‘Munro baby’. Almost 40 Sophie had dated one of the family members of the island. Now the old woman has died and left her a house on the island. Could this be the answer to her dreams of ending her single, childless days? Not quite as good as her other novels. a little choppy- but entertaining.
