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There’s only been one time that Rose couldn’t stop me from doing the wrong thing and that was a mistake that will haunt me for the rest of my life.

Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life and disrupting her routine can be . . . dangerous.

When Rose discovers that she cannot fall pregnant, Fern sees her chance to pay her sister back for everything Rose has done for her. Fern can have a baby for Rose. She just needs to find a father. Simple.

Fern's mission will shake the foundations of the life she has carefully built for herself and stir up dark secrets that she long thought were buried.

Praise for Sally Hepworth:

Women’s fiction at its finest LIANE MORIARTY

Clever, chilling and beautifully crafted ADELE PARKS

The characters are so beautifully drawn and it was an emotional read, but I couldn’t put it down HEIDI PARKS

Sally demonstrates that you don’t need outlandish situations and monstrous characters to write a thoroughly engrossing, suspenseful thriller, and her writing feels so effortless EMMA CURTIS

It’s not often that such a gripping page-turner can be so moving SARAH NAUGHTON

Cleverly plotted and completely compelling NICOLA MORIARTY