At the turn of the century British farming was in an unhappy state with Foot and Mouth disease and poor prices for lambs. The background of this story is based on that time and the hardship it caused for Dales' farmers. The return to the village of her old school friend, the doctor's daughter, Issy, is good news for Genna. Not only that but Issy's heartthrob brother, William, is back. When the three, along with Will's friend, John, dig up a body in next door's wood, things take an extraordinary turn. Genna and Issy are led on an exciting trail as to how it came to be there, and the secrets of the Rose Room, also how these events will change Genna's life for ever.