A short read by the New York Times bestselling author of the "Old Fools" series. When two babies are born within weeks of each other in the village of Sixpenny Cross, one would expect the pair to become friends as they grow up. But nothing could be further from the truth. While Bella Tait is destined to become an animal hoarder, Christine Dayton will follow a life of crime. Although their worlds may seem poles apart, their fates are dangerously entwined.