Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven, Taylor Markham, now seventeen, is finally being confronted with her past. But as the reluctant leader of her boarding school dorm, there isn't a lot of time for introspection. And while Hannah, the closest adult Taylor has to family, has disappeared, Jonah Griggs, the boy who might be the key to unlocking the secrets for Taylor’s past, has made an abrupt return to town. In this absorbing story by Melina Marchetta, nothing is as it seems and every clue leads to more questions. But if Taylor can put together the pieces of her past, she just might be able to change her future.