From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things comes an uplifting novel of mothers and daughters, families and secrets and the astonishing power of friendship.As lovely as a burst of bright bluebells Sunday Express Technicolour Daily MailA moving exploration of the complex relationship between mothers and daughters ObserverA poignant tale of love and family Good HousekeepingEnchanting . . . divine Prima Beautifully written - astute and funny Daily ExpressThis book really shines . . . laugh-out-loud funny StylistTilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in Brighton in Queenie Malones magnificent Paradise Hotel with its endearing and loving family of misfits. But Tillys childhood was shattered when her mother sent her away from the only home shed ever loved to boarding school with little explanation and no warning.Now an adult, Tilda has grown into an independent woman still damaged by her mothers unaccountable cruelty. Wary of people, her only friend is her dog, Eli. But when her mother dies, Tilda returns to Brighton and with the help of her beloved Queenie sets about unravelling the mystery of her exile from The Paradise Hotel, only to discover that her mother was not the woman she thought she knew at all ...Mothers and daughters ... their story can be complicated ... but it can also turn out to have a happy ending.