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ABOUT
THE BOOK
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin, not a notorious woman on the run from her past. But scandals follow Vanessa and she has questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says, how complicit was she? Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices made throughout her marriage have consequences. On the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did – and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
02/11/2023
Country
Ireland
Original Language
English
Publisher
Doubleday (UK)
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