The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT - A compulsive and haunting tale of the passion, betrayal, sensuality and ambiguity at the heart of shifting metropolitan lives

The Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT

''Insightful and emotionally raw' Daily Telegraph

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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.

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'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

Details

ISBN13: 9781035430079
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 336
Edition:
Publication Date: 29 Jul 2025
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.8(L)x3(W)290
Weight (gm): 290

Author Biography

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.

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