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Book Synopsis''Insightful and astute writing ... Emily Hourican has a wonderful understanding of human nature'' Louise O''Neill
The summer she turned twenty-five, Anna felt invincible.
In love for the first time, in a strange city far from home, she could be a new person. All that she had ever wanted was there for the taking. But the glorious possibility of those long sultry days ended in a reality far starker than she could have imagined.
Now, fifteen years later, Anna is struggling to get through to her teenage daughter Jessie -- named in memory of Anna''s best friend -- who has developed an eating disorder. Mother and daughter were once close, but now Anna feels as if Jessie''s every word and action is a mystery. Though sometimes she wonders if Jessie can see right through her.
And when her daughter starts to report dreams about the namesake she never met, Anna -- increasingly unnerved by just how much her daughter seems to know -- is forced to face
Trade Review
Part psychological thriller, part literary family drama, part sun-soaked nostalgic noir and a must-read * Sunday Independent *
Skilful, evocative and moving ... This is one of those books that stays with you after you've read it * Sinead Moriarty *
