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  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. PROLOGUE
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  63. BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS
  64. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  65. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

He wondered what she had done with her life since he’d gone. He hoped that she had met someone new, although it broke his heart to think of his Melissa with another man. And what about lovely Leah? She would be an adult now, the same age as Clio. What had she made of herself? he wondered. In these days of the internet, Charles could probably just look her up, but he had promised himself the day he left that he would never look back, and although it had been hard and his heart had ached for them both, he had kept his word. There was no point torturing himself with what he couldn’t have and anyway, Leah would probably be better off without him after all this time.

The bridge finished its tilt and people began to wander away. Charles turned and headed back down the Quayside towards the car park and home. He should probably throw the little blue book away, he thought. It was silly hanging on to it now.

He’d do it tomorrow.

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS

When Grace discovers that Charles is having an affair, she decides to repeat her mother’s response to infidelity and turn a blind eye. Do you think this was the right thing to do?

Leah is determined to make the most of her life by leaving her home town, but ends up staying in the house where her mother lived. Do you think her life is diminished by this?

Clio struggles to find a purpose in her life even though she is wealthy and loved. What do you think are the ingredients of a happy and fulfilled life?

Leah and Clio both stay close to home. If you could choose, would you rather have the experience of living in lots of different places or the stability of just one?

Clio believes that she is the sole custodian of her father’s secret. How do you think Grace would have reacted had she known that Clio was carrying this burden? Would they have told Hector?

Do you think Charles’s behaviour is understandable or forgivable?

Which of the characters is your favourite, and why? Who do you like the least?

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The trigger for this book was an article in the newspaper about a bigamist. I found it hard to believe that anyone could get away with living a double life but when I dug a little deeper, I discovered that bigamy is not that uncommon. However, I struggled to accept that nobody involved would have an inkling as to what was going on. Surely, I thought, someone must have been suspicious? This led me to think about who might know what, and from there the four women in my book sprang to life.