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Ellie and Eric Nyland have moved their two sons back to Eric’s childhood farmhouse, hoping for a fresh start. But there’s no denying it, their family is falling apart, each one of them isolated by private sorrows, stresses, and missed signals. When Eric finds Hannah Finch, the girl across the road, wandering alone in the bitter cold, his rusty police instincts kick in, and he soon discovers there are bad things happening in the girl’s house. With nowhere else to send her, the Nylands reluctantly agree to let Hannah stay with them until after the Christmas holidays.

Rebee Shore’s life is fragmented. She’s forever on the move, ricocheting around Alberta, guided less than capably by her dysfunctional mother Elizabeth. The Shore Girl follows Rebee from her toddler to her teen years as she grapples with her mother’s fears and addictions, and her own desire for a normal life. Through a series of narrators - family, friends, teachers, strangers, and Rebee herself - her family’s dark past, and the core of her mother’s despair, are slowly revealed.

Es herrscht tiefster Winter im Norden Kanadas, als der ehemalige Polizist Eric Nyland ein Mädchen entdeckt, das allein durch den Schnee wandert. Er nimmt das Kind für die Weihnachtstage bei sich zu Hause auf, obwohl seine Frau Ellie nicht gerade begeistert über den unerwarteten Zuwachs ist. Denn die Nylands haben ihre eigenen Probleme. Die Stimmung im Haus ist angespannt und alles andere als weihnachtlich. Aber mit Hannahs Ankunft verändert sich etwas, langsam und fast unmerklich.