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  1. Blast from the Past
  2. Copyright
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  62. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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  65. Cait
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  68. About the Author
  69. Also by Cathy Hopkins
  70. About the Publisher

To my fab editor Kate Bradley for getting behind this book, her incisive comments as always and for coming to Bath for such enjoyable meetings when we discuss everything from books, writing, life, art, relationships to the best place to buy knickers.

To Claire Ward for coming up with another great cover.

To all the team at HarperCollins for their support, enthusiasm and hard work getting my books out there.

To Penny Isaac for her eagle eye when going through final drafts. Much appreciated.

To my agents, Christopher Little and Emma Schlesinger for their constant encouragement and enthusiasm.

I feel very lucky to have two such great teams behind me.

And lastly, to my husband Steve for the endless cups of tea, willingness to listen to me talk over plot points and for being my greatest supporter.

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Cait

Friday night (thirty years ago):

Our passion spent, we lay back on the grass, satiated, our limbs entwined, the sun shining down on our naked bodies. It was one of those times, I would remember and cherish forever.

After a few moments, we sat up and surveyed the valley below and fields stretching out in front of us.

Matt turned to look at me. ‘Forever,’ he said as he looked deeply into my eyes.

‘For—waaargh! Ants!’ I cried as I leapt up and began to brush the invaders off my legs.

‘And … Cait, get dressed! Fast. We have to leg it now!’ said Matt as he pointed to the bottom of the hill where two walkers could be seen advancing up the lane towards us.

‘No!’ I grabbed my dress from where it had been thrown over a fence and dived into it as Matt jumped up and began to scramble into his jeans. Stumbling and laughing, we ran off before the intruders spotted us and realized what we’d been up to.

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Friday night (now):

‘Fancy an early night?’ I asked. I knew he’d get the subtext, we’d been married long enough not to have to spell it out; plus ‘have sex’ had been on my to-do list for weeks.

‘We could, or …’ Matt replied.

‘Or what?’

‘Glass of wine and a box set?’

‘What have you got?’

‘Latest series of Game of Thrones.’

‘No brainer. I’ll get the glasses, you open the bottle.’

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A year later: Cait

  • • Items mislaid:
  • 1) Reading glasses.
  • 2) Book (it was by the bed).
  • 3) Bottle of Ginkgo biloba (it’s supposed to improve memory but I can’t remember where I put that either).
  • 4) Mobile phone.
  • • Chin hairs plucked: 4

‘Matt, Matt. Are you OK? Matt.’