National Book Award winner Gloria Whelan introduces Rachel Sheridan, raised by missionary parents in East Africa. When her parents die in the Influenza epidemic of 1919, greedy neighbors the Pritchards force her to act as their daughter in a visit to Grandfather Pritchard in England. They hope to convince Grandfather not to cut them off from a substantial inheritance. But when Rachel and Grandfather become close, she wonders if she can continue the lie. “Gentle, nostalgic, and fueled with old-fashioned girl power …”—Booklist