Erica and her older sister Beth arrive at the family estate in Wiltshire, which they inherited from their recently deceased grandmother. As children, they spent every summer here, until their cousin Henry disappeared - at the Dew Pond, not far from the house. Stourton Manor - a large old mansion and a reliable keeper of family secrets - immerses the sisters in memories of their last summer in Wiltshire, and Erica tries to understand what happened to Henry... Gradually, through the dull gaps of time, events of bygone days begin to emerge, the legacy of the past, strangely determined the fate of the heroes. The Inheritance (2010) is the debut novel by English writer Catherine Webb, which was a huge success. The book was nominated for the British National Literary Award in the "Discovery of the Year" category, was translated into many languages and became an international bestseller.