For 1970s housewife Penny McVee, the move back up to the lush and idyllic Adelaide Hills is a big one. With her devoted husband Russell by her side, as well as her three children, she once again feels ready to embrace the hometown she had left so long ago. The seemingly endless Summer stretches out before them; promising sun-drenched days filled with pool parties, friendship and chocolate fondue. Secrets however, have a way of revealing themselves, regardless of how hard we try to keep them hidden. Although mindful of the shaky ground she now finds herself standing on, Penny fails to listen to the little voice telling her to tread carefully. Will those around her be content to ignore any past indiscretions or is Penny about to lose it all?

Alternate Cover Edition for [B071VXW98J](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36493442-evergreen-park). Entering into her teen years, Tildy McVee is burdened with the responsibility of deciphering right from wrong. With her family struggling to overcome a tumultuous past, she alternates between the need to focus on herself whilst also feeling protective of her family. With all the common problems of a regular teen - peer pressure, bullying and the struggle to embrace a true sense of self - Tildy watches as those around her make mistakes, seek success and search for the one thing that every human being desires: the opportunity to love and love in return. As the secrets of the past continue to be revealed, they create a ricochet effect that threatens to overwhelm them all. Can Tildy rely on her instincts this time or will she be too late?

Arriving home from overseas, Tildy is returning to the Adelaide Hills a well-travelled and accomplished young adult. Eager to reconnect with family and friends, she still holds onto a secret that could re-open a Cold Case that most of the community has forgotten about. As her siblings navigate their way through the struggles of family life, relationship drama and the duplicitous emotions that come with getting older, Tildy is disheartened to learn that the mistakes of the past often come back to haunt those who have failed to face them head on. Sensing that the future holds more than she'd bargained for, Tildy tries in vain to help those around her, even as things unfold in a way that shocks them all.

The dawn of the new millennium sees the remaining McVee family members living in vastly different times to those of their parents. Even with the advancement of technology, social media and political change, the problems of the future still echo those of the past.