What happens to a family when a mother disappears without warning and, apparently, without reason? Strangely, Rachel's father doesn't seem so much worried as saddened when his wife vanishes. He shows no sign of trying to get her back. So Rachel realises she'll have to do the searching if she wants to see her mother again. With the determination of a detective she sets about the task and a lucky break takes her to London... 'Michael Hardcastle's tantalising story deals realistically with some of the hidden truth of family relationships.'