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DISCOVER THE EMOTIONALLY CHARGED AND UNPUTDOWNABLE NEW NOVEL FROM HILARY BOYD

Bel Carnegie''s life is not perfect. Still recovering from her ex-husband''s betrayal she lives with her narcissistic father in the family flat in Earl''s Court.

Then one summer she decides to swap the sweltering city for beautiful Cornwall. While renting a little cottage she finds that the sea, sunshine and new friends help heal her damaged heart.

But Bel soon learns that you can''t run from the past and it isn''t long before it comes knocking once more . . .

Praise for Hilary Boyd

''Hilary Boyd nails family dynamics and misplaced loyalties with pin-sharp precision in an impressively well-written tale'' Daily Express

''I was ripping through this book . . . addictive'' Evening Standard

''Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life'' Daily Mail



Trade Review
Praise for Hilary Boyd * - *
As canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better at jokes * Daily Mail *
Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships * Woman & Home *
Smart, with true-to-life characters whose dilemmas will tear at your heartstrings * Sunday Mirror *

The Escape

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 17/08/2023
      ISBN13: 9781405952231, 978-1405952231
      ISBN10: 1405952237

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      DISCOVER THE EMOTIONALLY CHARGED AND UNPUTDOWNABLE NEW NOVEL FROM HILARY BOYD

      Bel Carnegie''s life is not perfect. Still recovering from her ex-husband''s betrayal she lives with her narcissistic father in the family flat in Earl''s Court.

      Then one summer she decides to swap the sweltering city for beautiful Cornwall. While renting a little cottage she finds that the sea, sunshine and new friends help heal her damaged heart.

      But Bel soon learns that you can''t run from the past and it isn''t long before it comes knocking once more . . .

      Praise for Hilary Boyd

      ''Hilary Boyd nails family dynamics and misplaced loyalties with pin-sharp precision in an impressively well-written tale'' Daily Express

      ''I was ripping through this book . . . addictive'' Evening Standard

      ''Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life'' Daily Mail



      Trade Review
      Praise for Hilary Boyd * - *
      As canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better at jokes * Daily Mail *
      Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships * Woman & Home *
      Smart, with true-to-life characters whose dilemmas will tear at your heartstrings * Sunday Mirror *

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