The unforgettable story about a family with a secret at its core from Top Ten bestseller Lisa Jewell author of Ralph's Party The Making of Us & Before I Met You When a tragedy breaks a family apart what can bring it back together? The Birds seem to be the perfect family mother father four children a picture-book cottage in the country But when something happens one Easter weekend it is so unexpected so devastating that no one can talk about it The family shatters seemingly for ever Until they are forced to return to the house they grew up in & to confront what really took place all those years ago