True to form, Moriarty serves up very satisfying, slightly off-kilter story. Scribbly Gum Island is the home of the Munro baby legend. In 1934, sisters Connie and Rose discover a baby girl abandoned in a leased house on Scribbly Gum, their family home. The parents of the baby, Alice and Jack Munro, have disappeared with little trace aside from a small trail of blood, a freshly made cake, and a kettle boiling on the stove. Thus, the legend is born and over the years the family creates a very successful tourist business revolving around the legend.
Connie, Rose, and baby Enigma, along with her children and grandchildren, have amassed a fortune from the mystery. When Connie passes away she unexpectedly leaves her cottage on the island to Sophie Honeywell, former girlfriend of Enigma's grandson, Thomas Gordon. Sophie, nearly 40 and single, was enchanted with the cottage when she visited with Thomas several years before and is thrilled at the prospect of living there, especially after she discovers that Connie has found the perfect man for her right on the island. Unfortunately, Connie never identified who that man was. Despite the anger and objections of some family members, Sophie makes a life on the island and soon discovers that secrets abound among its residents, living and dead. Will Sophie ever find love? Will Grace ever discover that being a mother can be fulfilling? Will Veronika ever forgive Sophie for inheriting the cottage? Will the Munro Baby mystery ever be solved? I enjoyed every moment of finding out the answers to these questions and more and i think you will, too!
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