At a family party, Alice is feeling left out and disgruntled. So when a strange girl turns up and pretends to be an old friend, she plays along as a joke. But soon the newcomer - the other Alice - is inveigling her way further and further into the family circle, and Alice starts to think shemay have made a terrible mistake.Who is the other Alice, and what does she want?An original and intriguing story about families and the secrets they can hold.