Nový štandart z 'Queen of psychological suspense' - s disturbingly impossible situation. '[One] veľkých zmiznutí rodu - inteligentný, klasický as krásnou gothickou imaginaciou' Times All Beth je to do drive hier son to jeho Under-14s away match, watch him play, a bring him home. Just because she knows that her former best friends live neďaleko futbalu ground, that doesn't mean she has to drive pasca jej dom a try to chytiť a glimpse of her. Why would Beth do that, and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn't seen Flora Braid pre dva roky. But she can't resist. Svoje parky mimo Flora dom a sledovanie cez cestu do Flora a jej deti, Thomas a Emily, step z vozidla. Except... There's something terribly wrong. Flora vyzerá samostatne, len older - len ako Beth would have expected. It's the children that are the problém. Twelve years ago, Thomas a Emily Braid boli päť a tri roky staré. Today, they look precísli as they did then. They are still päť a tri. Tieto sú Thomas a Emily bez doubt - Beh hears Flora hovoria, že ich názvy - ale musia byť zmenšené na všetko. They are no taller, no older. Why haven't they grown?