To my little boys, Leo and Rex, thank you for giving me so much material to work with. I hope one day you read this book and feel in its pages that you are the heartbeat of my life and that you always have been; that there are no words I could ever write to explain my love for you or for my gratitude that I am your mother.
Finally, to my husband, Tim, my partner in all things. Thank you for your love; for making me laugh every day; for leaving your shoes by the door where they are right at this moment as I write this; for believing that I could write a book and making sure that I did. This book, our life—they are possible because of you.
A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ilona Bannister grew up on Staten Island and lived in New York City until she married a Brit and moved to London. Bannister, a dual-qualified U.S. attorney and U.K. solicitor, practiced immigration law in the U.K. before taking a career break to raise her two young sons and unexpectedly found herself writing fiction. When I Ran Away is Bannister’s first novel.
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