Recovering from a serious illness and a lover's row, and anxious to hear how her wall hanging has fared in the prestigious Stacy Competition, Rose has no room for this latest dilemma. Scrawled on a card in black felt tip the words 'For Rose Anthony' leave no doubt that the baby on her doorstep was left for her. But whose baby is it? What secrets did Rose's mother, Ada, take to the grave? Can the Skeleton Woman make the truth come out at last?