"In Fiji at the end of 1918 the distant Great War is drawing to a close and Spanish flu is raging. Twelve-year-old Olive McNab is sent from Suva to stay with her aunt and uncle on a plantation on Taveuni. On this magical and mysterious island she uncovers some startling, well-kept family secrets. The death of her mother, her friendship with two independent women, and a series of adventures change Olive's life for ever."--BOOK JACKET