How does Alice's leaving affect her children?

Where does Lawrence go when he runs away from home?

Why does Lillian refuse to tell her family who the father of baby Edmund is?

Who sees the ghost of Albert Barker on the day he dies?

What theme is paralleled in the lives of Alice, Bunty, and Patricia?

What are the two things that Ruby carries with her out of her burning home?

Who is Tessa Blake, and what is her relationship to the family in this novel?

What two events finally lead Ruby to remembering her twin sister Pearl?

Why has Ruby blocked out all memories of Pearl?