Armed with only a backpack, her boyfriend, and a mysterious old photograph, 23-year-old Sophie Groenveld escapes tension at home for a summer in England, determined to uncover her mother's secret past. Whatever she discovers will help her figure out where she belongs and heal the heartache that plagues her family.
When her boyfriend abandons her in York—leaving her without money or passport—the photograph leads Sophie to an old rundown inn, its enigmatic proprietor, and a collection of new friends who carry the clues to solve the mystery. Taking a job as the night desk clerk at the shabby but quaint Aviary Inn, Sophie becomes curious about its connection to her mother's hidden history.
As she navigates the labyrinthine lives of the eccentric staff, guests, and intriguing locals—including possible new love interests—an unexpected hotel visitor provides a crucial revelation. Now Sophie must decide whether to accept guidance or chart her own course through the secrets of the past.
Family
Mystery
Healing
Found Family
Coming of Age
Second Chance
Grief
Redemption
Hidden Identity
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length12 hrs 30 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 12, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
35Chapter 32
2Dedication
36Chapter 33
3Epigraph
37Chapter 34
4Chapter 1
38Chapter 35
5Chapter 2
39Chapter 36
6Chapter 3
40Chapter 37
7Chapter 4
41Chapter 38
8Chapter 5
42Chapter 39
9Chapter 6
43Chapter 40
10Chapter 7
44Chapter 41
11Chapter 8
45Chapter 42
12Chapter 9
46Chapter 43
13Chapter 10
47Chapter 44
14Chapter 11
48Chapter 45
15Chapter 12
49Chapter 46
16Chapter 13
50Chapter 47
17Chapter 14
51Chapter 48
18Chapter 15
52Chapter 49
19Chapter 16
53Chapter 50
20Chapter 17
54Chapter 51
21Chapter 18
55Chapter 52
22Chapter 19
56Chapter 53
23Chapter 20
57Chapter 54
24Chapter 21
58Chapter 55
25Chapter 22
59Chapter 56
26Chapter 23
60Chapter 57
27Chapter 24
61Epilogue
28Chapter 25
62An Excerpt from
29Chapter 26
63Chapter Four
30Chapter 27
64Acknowledgments
31Chapter 28
65Copyright
32Chapter 29
66About the Author
33Chapter 30
67Also by MaryAnn Clarke
34Chapter 31
About the author
MaryAnn Clarke
USAToday Bestselling author MaryAnn Clarke is a Chatelaine Grand Prize winner and
Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist for The Art of Enchantment, first in
the Life is a Journey.
Her Having it All series is about professional women in Vancouver struggling to balance the challenge and fulfillment of their careers with their search for identity, love,
family and home. The Reporter's UNLIKELY Reunion was First Runner Up in the Indie Writer's Project Contests Romance Category 2024, and her 2025 release Secrets at the Aviary Inn was a Somerset Award Finalist.View all by MaryAnn Clarke
