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'Dear Tommie . . . I've spent most of my life searching for you. I believe you are my daughter.'
Just after her father's death, Tommie receives a letter from a stranger. The woman claims that Tommie is her biological daughter, kidnapped as a baby over thirty years ago.
Then she is approached by a journalist who claims to know about her past. But can she trust him?
Unsure what to believe, Tommie sets out to discover the truth about her identity. As explosive secrets emerge, she realises it's not just her life that's in danger . . .
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It's a great set-up, and the story unfolds with all of the complications and false leads and bursts of danger and brooding atmospherics one expects of a detective thriller. Source: Independent
Heaberlin's impressive first novel ... Heaberlin constructs her plot like a seasoned writer, and fills it with memorable cahracters; but her debut's most striking feature is Tommie's narrative voice, which is so winning and vivacious. Source: The Sunday Times
I loved it, and had to put everything aside so that I could finish it. Author: Julia Crouch
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Heaberlin's impressive first novel ... Heaberlin constructs her plot like a seasoned writer, and fills it with memorable cahracters; but her debut's most striking feature is Tommie's narrative voice, which is so winning and vivacious. Source: The Sunday Times
I loved it, and had to put everything aside so that I could finish it. Author: Julia Crouch
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- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 0571333478
- ISBN 13 9780571333479
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. What if your whole life was a lie? Shortly after her father's death, Tommie McCloud is at their old home in Texas when she receives a letter from a woman claiming to be her biological mother. In this psychological thriller, the stranger's letter unravels Tommie's life. Seller Inventory # 508233
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