Lily and Freddy have a wonderful relationship, full of passion and joy. Freddy taught her to love again after the death of her father. But then Freddy becomes tense, snappy and distracted. Is he having an affair? The truth turns out to be much worse.
Freddy is addicted to gambling. He owes hundreds of thousands of pounds to loan companies; he's been helping himself to money from his own company, which has now gone bust; and worst of all, his wife's money-- given to him to invest--is gone. Devastated, Lily leaves him, and moves to stay with her sister in Oxford. There, among the dreaming spires, she will clear her head of Freddy and try to figure out how to move on.
But being away from Freddy is far harder than she'd thought. He promises to get help, but can he really ever be cured of his addiction? How can Lily trust him again? Surely after the heartache he's caused her, she would be far better off walking away and starting again. The truth is, she is as addicted to Freddy as he is to gambling--and she's not sure she even wants to be free...
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About the Author:
Hilary Boyd trained as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, then as a marriage guidance counselor. After a degree in English Literature at London University in her thirties, she moved into health journalism, writing a Mind, Body, Spirit column for the Daily Express. She published six non-fiction books on health-related subjects before turning to fiction and writing a string of bestsellers, starting with Thursdays in the Park. Hilary is married to film director/producer Don Boyd.
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Praise for Hilary Boyd
"Warm-hearted and with a beady eye, Boyd gets under the skin of her characters to show that falling in love isn't limited to the young"―Sunday Express
"Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better than Trollope at jokes"―Daily Mail
"Thoroughly enjoyable read . . . a real page turner"―Good Housekeeping
"Boyd hits the bullseye with this story that will resonate with all women"―For the Love of Books
"Hilary Boyd in her inimitable fashion has told the story yet again of mature love which, like an excellent vintage wine, is just waiting to burst out of its barrels"―My Weekly
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- PublisherQuercus Publishing
- ISBN 10 178648546X
- ISBN 13 9781786485465
- BindingPaperback
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