How much do we ever really know about our own family? At her great granny Irene's wake, Emily is astonished when a letter from the grave reveals a secret which had been kept hidden for decades.Irene's written confession explains that she had an illegitimate daughter she named Julia who she gave up for adoption in 1945. In a heartfelt plea, Irene begs her family to search for her long-lost child so they can tell her that she was never forgotten and always loved.Emily vows to fulfil her great-grandmother's final wish and sets off on a journey of discovery to find Julia. However, as she starts to dig into Irene's history, she finds out she wasn't the only member of her family keeping secrets.As her own life story is called into question, Emily finds she has more than one mystery to unravel as she realises the relationships she took for granted might not be quite what they seem.Searching for Julia is a thought-provoking novel which is full of surprises. Will Emily deliver Irene's heartfelt message to her daughter? And will her mission force Emily to rethink some of her own deep-seated beliefs and prejudices?