Clare Empson

Him

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April 4, 2019
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Gripping, involving, heartbreaking... really interesting and thought-provoking on the impact of shame and silence.
Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request

Synopsis

'You're stuck there, aren't you? Right at the end. And I wonder if it might help to go back to the beginning, to put everything in some kind of order.'

Catherine has witnessed something so traumatic that she can't speak. Or won't speak.The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.

Catherine needs to start with HIM.

Fifteen years ago she met Lucian at university and fell into a passionate love affair. They were meant to be together forever. But something happened. Something that destroyed them.

Catherine married someone else. Had two children. She moved on - or so she thought. Now Lucian is back, showing her how different life could have been.

But going back to the beginning won't change the ending.

In fact, it might be the thing that finally breaks her...

Product Information

Number of pages
400
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
#ISBN
Number of pages
9781409177708
Date of Publication
April 4, 2019
Format
Paperback
Weight
274
g
Dimensions
19.8
x
17.5
x
2.5
cm

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What a wonderful debut! It was dark, addictive and ultimately heart breaking.
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About the author

Clare Empson

Clare Empson worked as a staff writer on national newspapers covering everything from collapsing merchant banks to tea with the late Barbara Cartland (everything pink including the cakes). Eight years ago, she moved to the West Country and founded the arts and lifestyle blog countrycalling.co.uk. The idyllic setting inspired her first novel, which reveals the darker side of paradise. Clare lives on the Wiltshire/Dorset border with her husband and three children.

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