A second novel by the acclaimed author of Angels in the Morning, The Forgotten Island is a lush work of suspense viewed through the refracted lens of childhood memory. At the pivotal age of ten, Helen, along with her Ileana and their parents leave home in Paris to spend a summer on a Mediterranean island-an island full of exotic beauty, but marred by a series of mysterious tragedies. At once ingenuous and observant, Helen recounts from the sidelines the eerie events that ultimately lead to her sister's disappearance.