FREYA NORTH
Home Truths
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This edition 2006
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2006
Copyright © Freya North 2006
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‘An eye-poppingly sexy start leads into a family reunion laced with secrets. Tangled mother/daughter relationships unravel and tantalising family riddles keep you glued to the end.’
Cosmopolitan
‘An engrossing emotional drama that's sure to feature on bestseller lists.’
Eve
‘You'll laugh, cry, then laugh some more.’
Company
‘Freya North manages to strike a good balance between drama, comedy and romance, and has penned another winner in Home Truths … touching, enjoyable.’
Heat
‘Extremely skilful.’
Daily Telegraph
Praise for Freya North:
‘Freya North has matured to produce an emotive novel that deals with the darker side of love – these are real women with real feelings.’
She
‘Tantrums, tarts, tears and text-sex … what’s not to love about this cautionary tale for true romantics?’
Heat
‘A distinctive storytelling style and credible, loveable characters … an addictive read that encompasses the stuff life is made of: love, sex, fidelity and, above all, friendship.’
Glamour
‘Passion, guilt, envy, love and sex, topped with lashings of laughs. Freya North has done it again, only better.’
Daily Express
For Georgiamy beautiful, beautiful girl
Write your sister’s weak points in the sand and
her strong points in stone.
Anon
Contents
Django McCabe and the Nit-Pickin’ Chicks