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In 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later. Just out of school, Edith is sent alone to rural Italy to support her sister Lydia, a ballet dancer, through the final weeks of her pregnancy. Once the baby is born, Edith is to make a phone call that will change all their lives forever. Decades later, Edith is living a contented life in Ireland, happily divorced and finally free. But with the arrival of an unexpected message, Edith must face the truth of that long-ago summer, and the secret she has carried for a lifetime.
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Fiction
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN9781529035520
Published28 May 2026
PublisherPan Macmillan
FormatPaperback / softback
Pages304
RRP£9.99