Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her maternal grandparents and cousin, Allegra, at the Roanoke family's rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer Lane experiences the benefits of being one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But what she doesn't know is that being a Roanoke girl carries a terrible legacy: either the girls run, or they die ... A taboo-breaking thriller - darkly sensual and deeply atmospheric.