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      First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

      Copyright © Joanna Hickson 2020

      Jacket design by Holly Macdonald © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2021

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      Joanna Hickson asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      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: 9780008305611

      Ebook Edition © February 2021 ISBN: 9780008305598

      Version: 2020-11-09

       Dedication

      ‘For my ever-supportive husband Ian, who calms me down when I’m up, lifts me up when I’m down and always has a bottle of champagne in the fridge on publication day!’