The Girl Who Came Back - A Novel

Zusatztext Praise for The Girl Who Came Back   “This is an emotionally charged story of justice! revenge and finding peace after a tragedy.” — The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Praise for Susan Lewis   “Powerful.” —Fresh Fiction ! on No Place to Hide   “A real page-turner.” —Kirkus Reviews ! on Too Close to Home   “Emotionally charged.” —RT Book Reviews ! on Behind Closed Doors Informationen zum Autor Susan Lewis is the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including No Child of Mine, Don’t Let Me Go, The Truth About You, Never Say Goodbye, Behind Closed Doors, No Place to Hide, and Too Close to Home . Having resided in France and the United States for many years, she now lives in the rural county of Gloucestershire, England. Klappentext For readers of Diane Chamberlain and Heather Gudenkauf comes a gripping novel of suspense about a mother determined to avenge her daughter's murder-no matter the cost to her husband! to her family! and to herself. When Jules Bright hears a knock on the door! the last person she expects to find is a detective bringing her the news she's feared for the last three years. Amelia Quentin is being released from prison. Jules's life now is very different from the one she knew before Amelia shattered it completely. Knowing the girl is coming back! Jules must decide what to do. Friends and family gather around! fearing for Jules's safety. They know that justice was never served; each of them wants to make the Quentin girl pay. The question is: What will Jules do? And which of them-she or Amelia-has the most to fear? Praise for The Girl Who Came Back "This is an emotionally charged story of justice! revenge and finding peace after a tragedy."-The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Praise for Susan Lewis "Powerful."-Fresh Fiction! on No Place to Hide "A real page-turner."-Kirkus Reviews! on Too Close to Home "Emotionally charged."-RT Book Reviews! on Behind Closed Doors Chapter 1 “Hello, Jules. How are you?” Jules Bright didn’t answer. These days she wasn’t used to unexpected visitors ringing the doorbell; if they did, it was usually someone to read one of the meters, or young hopefuls collecting for a worthy cause. She was always polite to the former and gave generously to the latter, but friendly though she was, she never invited anyone in if she could help it. In truth, she didn’t think anyone wanted to come in. Not because they were scared of her, or any nonsense like that; she was sure they just didn’t want to get caught in conversation with her. No one ever knew what to say. She had to admit that she didn’t either. There had been a time when every day was filled with people seeking her out for one reason or another. Sometimes simply for a good laugh, or maybe sympathy for some troubles, the sharing of secrets, breaking of confidences, gleeful horror over the latest scandal .?.?. Her door had always been open. Not this one; she’d lived somewhere else back then, when her world had been full of people, music, rowdy applause, the clinking of glasses, and cheers for whichever team they were supporting that day. So who was this woman at the door of the home she had now, tall, dark-­haired, with aqua-­green eyes that tilted at the corners toward a subtle but quite arresting beauty? Her smile was making Jules want to smile, although there was something hesitant about it, as though she was worried about intruding, or perhaps she didn’t really have anything to smile about. Jules knew she should recognize her. The certainty of it was climbing all over her memory trying to find the right images to rouse from the shadow...

Product details

• Authors: Susan Lewis
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9780345549570
• ISBN: 978-0-345-54957-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature