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Susanna is a secretive child, obsessed with the father she has never known and determined that one day she will find him. As an adolescent she becomes increasingly distanced from life at home with her mother and sister. When she finally discovers her father’s address and seeks him out, she conceals her identity, beginning an illicit affair that can only end in disaster.
Anne Peile lives in London. This is her first novel.
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