AFTER 20 years of marriage, Ben leaves his wife Rose, their children and their family home in Dublin. Just like that: no words of regret, no compromise, no note only a simple "I don't love you anymore".
It has taken Rose all this time to get her life together again: she's brought up her three children, Lisa, Brian and Damien, single-handedly, and not without difficulty. Never again does she want to be completely broke, or to have to revisit that night in hospital with Damien hovering between life and death. Just thinking about it makes her shudder. Now Rose is concentrating on her business, the Bonne Bouche' bakery, and all the clients she's won, all the friends she's made. Life really doesn't seem too bad, until Ben returns without warning, and it is soon clear he expects to infiltrate Rose's careful world in the most unwelcome of ways. A gripping read from start to finish, as its hard to put down. A must for the summer.
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