A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it ... ''A terrific story! It had me completely gripped from the very first page'' KARIN SLAUGHTER ''An emotional rollercoaster of a book ... will grab you by the heart and not let you go until the very last gripping word'' SAM BLAKE ONE NIGHT It is a wild night in the middle of December, and GP Enya is crouched over a teenage boy, performing CPR in the rain. ONE MOMENT The boy survives, but Enya''s life splinters in two. Trapped in a loveless marriage, the storm propels her to break free. ONE CHANCE TO BE FREE But even in the remote country town that becomes her sanctuary, Enya is haunted by the night in the rain. Beneath the boughs of an ancient tree that tells a thousand stories, can she find the courage to face her own?

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Cecelia Ahern is an Irish novelist whose work was first published in 2004. Her debut novel PS I Love You was an international bestseller and was adapted to film starring Hilary Swank. Her second novel, Where Rainbows End, was adapted into Love, Rosie starring Lily Collins. Her books have been published in over thirty-seven languages, and have sold over twenty-five million copies. In addition to her novels, she is also the author of a highly acclaimed collection of stories, Roar, which is now an Apple Original series starring Nicole Kidman on Apple TV+.

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One night can change your life. Forever.'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review

'Hugely immersive and emotional' Reader Review

'An emotional mystery that will grip you so tight that you can't breathe' Reader Review

'She is the master of creating real, flawed, magnetic characters' Reader Review

One night. One chance to be free.

Enya feels adrift. Trapped in a life she no longer recognises.

A loveless marriage. A distant son.

Until the night she saves a young boy's life - and upends her own.

Now to break free she must face the storm again. And this time, she's fighting for herself.

'Outstanding... I simply couldn't stop reading. One of the two or three best novels I've read this year and without question the best book I've ever read by Cecelia' JOHN BOYNE

'A terrific story! It had me completely gripped from the very first page' KARIN SLAUGHTER

'Sharp, relatable and poignant ... a joy' ANDREA MARA

'Vivid, beautiful and deeply, darkly atmospheric' SARAH CROSSAN

'An emotional deep-dive into the unravelling of one woman's life' DAILY MAIL