A heartwarming and poignant story that explores the bonds of family
and the importance of knowing your own history, from the critically
acclaimed author of My Life with the Liars and the ALA Notable Book
Forever, or a Long, Long Time
Alma has everything she needs, except answers to her questions. Her
mother won't tell her why her beloved stepfather, Adam, is suddenly gone
this summer. Or about life in Portugal, where her parents met. Not even
about her father, who Alma cannot find, no matter how many graveyards
she searches with her best friend, Julia.
Then Alma's mother shocks her by moving them both to Lisbon so Alma can
fall in love with the vibrant city where her father grew up. There she
discovers she has more family than she could have imagined.
She hopes Portugal holds the answers she's been desperately searching
for, but it turns out finding the truth may be more complicated than
she, or her mother, bargained for.