The debut novel by the American teacher and writer has garnered a lot of attention around the world. The story of a doctor, David, who convinced his young wife that in addition to a healthy boy, Paul, she had also given birth to a stillborn twin girl, Phoebe, has clearly reached the hearts of millions of readers. In reality, Phoebe was born with Down syndrome, and at birth, in the arms of his always helpful and reliable nurse, David sent her to a psychiatric institution, where he was supposed to leave the girl. However, she could not do this, so she broke all contact with the past, found a new job in another place, and began a completely different life as a single mother of a child with special needs. The secret, however, hovers like a dark shadow over the life of David's family throughout, severely shaking their otherwise happy marriage and impeccable family idyll.