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Cassie Barrett, a renowned anthropologist, and Alex Rivers, a celebrated Hollywood actor, met on a film set in Africa and sealed their love with a wedding that felt flawless. Returning to Los Angeles, their idyllic life begins to fracture as a disturbing pattern of hurt, denial, and broken promises emerges, veiled beneath the glitter of fame. Cassie is torn between the fear of staying and the hope of leaving, wrestling with the questions she never thought she would face about love and abuse in what once seemed the perfect picture.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Jodi Picoult
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