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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2019
Copyright © S.D. Robertson 2019
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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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Source ISBN: 9780008223489
Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008223496
Version: 2018-11-20
‘A heartbreaking tale of love, grief and devotion.’
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‘Exceptionally beautiful, emotionally charged and inspirational.
Miranda Dickinson
‘Keeps you guessing to the turn of the last page. S.D. Robertson writes with brave assurance that makes the story a must-read and marks him as an author to follow.’
Stewart Foster
‘A wonderfully told tale of devastation, grief and ultimately hope, with a narrative that grips from the start and doesn’t let go until the final page.’
Kathryn Hughes
‘What’s really, really clever about this book is that you don’t realise you’ve been drawn in until it’s too late to stop. The story leaves you sliding down an emotional knife edge until you freefall. It’s soft, subtle, and engaging, then devastating.’
Helen Fields
‘Real. Emotional. Powerful. A must-read for anyone who loves to lose themselves completely in a book.’
Claudia Carroll
‘A story that will pull you in and entrance you till the very end. I didn’t want it to finish.’
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‘Sensitively and superbly written … I was under the book’s spell until the last word.’
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‘Pick up the book today and prepare yourself for an uplifting and glorious journey!’
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‘A superb tale of love, loss, and the value of real friends … An outstanding novel that deserves to be read far and wide.’
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Contents
Copyright
Praise for S.D. Robertson
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter 1: Twelve days earlier
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
Chapter 25: October 2008
Chapter 26: Now
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Epilogue: Several days later
Acknowledgements
Keep Reading …
About the Author
Also by S.D. Robertson
About the Publisher
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