An abandoned young girl finds herself at the mercy of a mysterious
woman who is not quite what she seems in this atmospheric and
unputdownable novel from the New York Times bestselling author of
Flowers in the Attic--now a popular Lifetime movie.
Left on a train platform in an unfamiliar village, little Saffron Faith
Anders is certain her father will return shortly, just like he promised.
She holds out hope even as the hours pass and the station grows dark.
When a strange old woman with a large umbrella approaches and inquiries
about her situation, Saffron doesn't immediately trust the imposing
do-gooder, but with the chances of her father returning growing ever
slimmer, she agrees to rest at the old woman's house.
Her stay was supposed to be for a few minutes, hours at most, but soon,
Saffron soon realizes she has been confined to a house of dark secrets
and is now at the mercy of the enigmatic Umbrella Lady. One minute
grandmotherly and the next wickedly cruel, she shears Saffron's hair,
burns all the clothes she had in her suitcase, and pretends that the
photo of a young girl hanging on her bedroom wall is no one in
particular. When strange letters arrive from Saffron's father, claiming
that he will send for her shortly, hope returns to her young heart. But
Saffron soon discovers that those who claim to love you will often hurt
you the most.
