The Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT 400,000 copies sold ''Insightful and emotionally raw'' Daily Telegraph ______ When Lily moves into Marcus''s flat, she is intrigued by signs of his recently departed ex-lover. A single dress left hanging in the wardrobe, a mysterious mark on the wall, the lingering odour of jasmine. Who was this woman? What exactly were the circumstances of her sudden exit? And why won''t Aidan, Marcus''s flatmate, answer any of her questions? It doesn''t take long for Lily''s curiosity to grow into an all-pervading obsession. Maggie'' O''Farrell''s bestselling follow-up to After You''d Gone is a contemporary ghost story with a difference. ______ ''Brilliantly describes how old relationships can haunt new lovers'' Elle ''Shock, grief and loss spring from the page'' Sunday Telegraph ''Gripping and passionate'' Literary Review ''Laden with suspense'' Good Housekeeping _____ ⭐ What readers are saying; ⭐ '' A plot which you cannot predict, my favourite type of story'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Superbly written and held my interest until the last page'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I love the way she describes everyday things that you have felt yourself but never thought you would read in a book... beautifully written'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Maggie O'Farrell is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU'D GONE, MY LOVER'S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX, THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE, which won the 2010 Costa Novel Award, INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT, which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize. She is also the author of three books for children, WHERE SNOW ANGELS GO, THE BOY WHO LOST HIS SPARK and WHEN THE STAMMER CAME TO STAY. She lives in Edinburgh.