THE LIAR’S DAUGHTER
Claire Allan
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2020
Copyright © Claire Allan 2020
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Source ISBN: 9780008378356
Ebook Edition © January 2020 ISBN: 9780008321956
Version: 2019-12-13
To my children,
who make me want to be the best person
I can be every single day.
I love you both so much.
Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Prologue: Now
Chapter One: Heidi
Chapter Two: Heidi
Chapter Three: Heidi
Chapter Four: Ciara
Chapter Five: Ciara
Chapter Six: Ciara
Chapter Seven: Joe
Chapter Eight: Heidi
Chapter Nine: Heidi
Chapter Ten: Ciara
Chapter Eleven: Heidi
Chapter Twelve: Heidi
Chapter Thirteen: Heidi
Chapter Fourteen: Joe
Chapter Fifteen: Ciara
Chapter Sixteen: Heidi
Chapter Seventeen: Heidi
Chapter Eighteen: Joe
Chapter Nineteen: Heidi
Chapter Twenty: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-One: Ciara
Chapter Twenty-Two: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-Three: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-Four: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-Five: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-Six: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Heidi
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Ciara
Chapter Thirty: Heidi
Chapter Thirty-One: Heidi
Chapter Thirty-Two: Heidi
Chapter Thirty-Three: Heidi
Chapter Thirty-Four: Heidi
Chapter Thirty-Five: Ciara
Chapter Thirty-Six: Heidi
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Ciara
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Heidi
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Heidi
Chapter Forty: Heidi
Chapter Forty-One: Heidi
Chapter Forty-Two: Heidi
Chapter Forty-Three: Ciara
Chapter Forty-Four: Heidi
Chapter Forty-Five: Heidi
Chapter Forty-Six: Heidi
Chapter Forty-Seven: Ciara
Chapter Forty-Eight: Heidi
Chapter Forty-Nine: Heidi
Chapter Fifty: Heidi
Chapter Fifty-One: Heidi
Chapter Fifty-Two: Ciara
Chapter Fifty-Three: Ciara
Chapter Fifty-Four: Ciara
Chapter Fifty-Five: Ciara
Chapter Fifty-Six: Ciara
Chapter Fifty-Seven: Heidi
Chapter Fifty-Eight: Ciara
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Heidi
Chapter Sixty: Heidi
Chapter Sixty-One: Ciara
Chapter Sixty-Two: Heidi
Chapter Sixty-Three: Ciara
Chapter Sixty-Four: Heidi
Chapter Sixty-Five: Alex
Chapter Sixty-Six: Ciara
Chapter Sixty-Seven: Heidi
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Ciara
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Ciara
Chapter Seventy: Heidi