Death and the Dead

A little boy is killed when he falls from a swing being pushed by his sister. Matt Bunting knows what happened to his twin brother that day because he was present. Twenty years before the incident their father killed a German soldier. He still cannot come to terms with his guilt. Their mother is an academic who has spent her life analysing the meaning of truth. The sister goes on to be one of the best-loved actresses in the country. Each family member knows how and why the boy was killed. Yet not one of them is able to openly reveal their knowledge. To do so would be a betrayal. This is the power of death and the dead - to make a lie of the life of the living.