How far would you go to keep your secret? In this unforgettable coming of age novel, Peter Irwin must confront life, death and growing up. When his mother takes off with the local hairdresser, his father dies from Gulf War Syndrome complications and his sister runs away to Glasgow, Peter is left to manage the house, the farm and his newborn niece. Can Peter survive with the secret of his father's death in the forbidding Scottish wilderness? Take a walk in Peter Irwin's shoes and discover that hope always waits at the bottom of the hill.