On an ordinary weekday afternoon in a Bleachwood cafe, ten-year-old Taff says goodbye to her mother. She wants to take a slice of cake to her grandmother, whose flower shop is just up the road. She never shows up. As the years pass, the mystery of Taff's disappearance deepens and grows more sinister. Was she taken? Where did she go? Will she ever return? Marked is a novel in fragments. Like pieces of a puzzle, these fourteen linked stories and final novella gradually reveal what lurks beneath Bleachwood's idyllic facade. We meet people who make poor choices, hold shameful secrets or unearth disturbing discoveries. But alongside the dark times are also moments of grace, redemption and love.
