A gripping novel and a sharp, entertaining examination of the nature of art and its power to inspire and corrupt Roddy Doyle Nessa McCormacks marriage is coming back together again after her husbands affair. She is excited to be in charge of a retrospective art exhibit for one of Irelands most beloved and enigmatic artists, the late sculptor Robert Locke. But the arrival of two outsiders imperils both her personal and professional worlds: a chance encounter with an old friend threatens to expose a betrayal Nessa thought she had long put behind her, and at work, an odd woman comes forward claiming to be the true creator of Robert Lockes most famous work, The Chalk Sculpture. As Nessa finds the past intruding on the present, she must decide whether she can continue to live a lie - or whether shes ready to face the consequences once everything is out in the open. In this gripping debut, Danielle McLaughlin reveals profound truths about love, power, and the secrets that rule us.