To my other publishers around the world, thank you for everything you do.
To my police detectives (who allow me to call them that) – Kerryn Merrett, Andria Richardson and Meghan McInness, for checking my police details and making sure I get them right.
To my writer-gang – Lisa Ireland, Jane Cockram, Kirsty Manning, Rachael Johns, Kelly Rimmer – drinking wine with you all instead of writing is my favourite thing about writing.
On the home front, thank you to my family for putting up with me staring into space a lot, and only half-listening to most of what they say. They know I’m listening to the voices in my head and they have learned to be okay with it. I’ve learned to be okay with the fact that they all leave their shoes all over the house. I think we’re even.
Finally, to the readers who read my books, spread the word and keep me in a job. This book, and every book, is for you.
About Sally Hepworth
Sally Hepworth has lived around the world, spending extended periods in Singapore, the United Kingdom and Canada, where she worked in event management and human resources. She is the author of The Secrets of Midwives, The Things We Keep, The Mother’s Promise, The Family Next Door and The Mother-in-Law.
Sally now lives in Melbourne, with her husband, three children and one adorable dog.
Also by Sally Hepworth
The Secrets of Midwives
The Things We Keep
The Mother’s Promise
The Family Next Door
The Mother-in-Law
This is a work of fiction. Characters, institutions and organisations mentioned in this novel are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, used fictitiously without any intent to describe actual conduct.
First published 2020 in Macmillan by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd
1 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000
Copyright © Sally Hepworth 2020
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EPUB format: 9781760982904
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