This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 1999
Copyright © Luanne Rice 1999
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Acclaim for Cloud Nine:
‘In quiet, unassuming prose, Rice fashions a tightly paced story that is hard to put down’
Publishers Weekly
‘Immensely moving … Tender and heartbreaking’
IRIS JOHANSEN, author of The Face of Deception
‘With her elegant style and gift for painting scenery with words, Rice hooks the reader on the first page’
Denver Post
‘Warm, smart, and deeply touching. This is a novel filled with poignant emotion and the fine, soft twist of elegant storytelling’
DEBORAH SMITH, author of When Venus Fell
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