This novel deals with a marital infidelity which happened between a young couple, Péarla and Sylvester. But the story is told through the eyes of their grown-up daughter, Éabha, who finds her mother’s old diary in the attic. This novel deals with a marital infidelity which happened between a young couple, Péarla and Sylvester. But the story is told through the eyes of their grown-up daughter, Éabha, who finds her mother’s old diary in the attic.