The Daughter In Law
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- THE DAUGHTER IN LAW
- NINA MANNING
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE
- 1
- ANNIE
- 2
- DAISY
- 3
- ANNIE
- 4
- GRACE
- 5
- DAISY
- 6
- ANNIE
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- DAISY
- 8
- ANNIE
- 9
- DAISY
- 10
- ANNIE
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- GRACE
- 12
- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- DAISY
- 15
- ANNIE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- GRACE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- GRACE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- GRACE
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- DAISY
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- GRACE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- GRACE
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- DAISY
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- ANNIE
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- ANNIE
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- GRACE
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- GRACE
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- GRACE
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- GRACE
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- ANNIE
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- DAISY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS
- MORE FROM NINA MANNING
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- ABOUT BOLDWOOD BOOKS
THE DAUGHTER IN LAW
NINA MANNING
CONTENTS
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Acknowledgments
Book Club Questions
More from Nina Manning
About the Author
About Boldwood Books
For my dad, Bob, who would have loved this
cunning plan.
‘Happy is the man whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged’
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
PROLOGUE
I sat very still and felt the fear wash through me as the reality of the situation became clear. Little shots of pain pulsated around my body; my abdomen contracted. I felt dizzy and realised that at any point I could lose consciousness. I never thought it would be so easy to surrender myself but teetering on the edge here, I was faced with a choice: carry on or give up.
I tried to cast my mind back to a time when everything made sense, but I couldn’t remember when that was. He was supposed to save me. Now I was lost and another part of me was missing. What was the point in fighting any more? Where could I go from here? I knew I deserved this. It had been inevitable. I had got away with it for too many years already. This was my comeuppance.
Yet somewhere deep within me, a spark was still ignited. If I concentrated hard enough, I could feel it whirring quietly, like a small vibration. An instinct was pushing me forward, forcing me to fight and recover what was mine. It was a desire that was becoming more urgent. I knew what I needed to do and somehow, I would try to push past the weight of despair to find my way to the light again. To find my way to my love. And to the beautiful gift that was stolen from me.
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ANNIE
My favourite room is the spare bedroom at the front of the house. It gets all the light in the morning and looks so inviting. I’ve done it up like a picture I saw in a lifestyle magazine: a checked throw across the end of the bed, floral sheets and hooked back curtains, a little wicker chair in the corner with a few well-read paperbacks stacked on top of it, and a white vase on the bedside table. It really is the most comforting place to be. Of course, no one ever uses it. I like to keep the house looking nice. But it was only ever going to be me and my son.