Copyright © 2013 Emily Barr

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First published as an Ebook in 2013 by Headline Review

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eISBN: 978 1 4722 1249 8

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About the Author

Emily Barr is the well-loved and bestselling author of Backpack, the original backpacking novel, and many other highly acclaimed novels. A former journalist, she has travelled around the world and written columns and travel pieces for the Observer and the Guardian. After living in France, Emily and her husband (whom she met backpacking) settled in Cornwall with their three children. To learn more about Emily and her novels, you can visit her website www.emilybarr.com.

Praise for Emily Barr’s novels:

‘A characteristically dark-hued tale, with unexpected twists’ Guardian

‘Beautifully written with engaging, emotionally complex characters and a great plot. I couldn’t put it down’ Daily Mail

‘A real page-turner with a plot twist worthy of Lost’ Cosmopolitan

‘Toothsome twists … a Daphne du Maurier vibe haunts the hinterlands of this unconventional page-turner’ Independent

‘Brilliantly written, tense and refreshing, you’ll devour this fantastic read’ Closer

‘This gripping novel will have you gasping in sympathy’ Company

‘A great read from start to finish … believable characters that are variously biting, insightful and sympathetic’ The Times

‘Barr has come up with the goods again: a buzzy, exciting work that refuses to bow to convention’ Sunday Express

‘We can’t praise Emily Barr’s novels enough; they’re fresh, original and hugely readable’ Glamour

‘Compelling’ Heat

‘Bright and breezy with a nasty little twist’ Mirror