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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

      Copyright © Sofia Lundberg 2017

      English Translation © Alice Menzies 2017

      Published by agreement with Salomonsson Agency

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      Sofia Lundberg asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      Alice Menzies asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this translation

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      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: 9780008277925

      Ebook Edition © JANUARY 2019 ISBN: 9780008277949

      Version: 2018-11-27

       Dedication

       For Doris, heaven’s most beautiful angel You gave me air to breathe and wings to fly.

       And for Oskar, my most precious treasure.