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Eva Patterson’s world breaks when she returns home to find her mother, Flora, dead in the bath with a note saying, ‘Forgive Me.’ The tragedy forces her to confront a shadowy family history. When Eva inherits Flora’s London artist studio, she learns that her mother was once a successful painter. The attic holds a trove of diaries and unfinished works, guiding Eva into a deeper investigation of her mother’s life. With the help of a new friend, Phil, and a psychic warning about a hidden danger, Eva uncovers secrets that could change everything she thought she knew and tests the limits of trust and safety for herself and those she loves.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Lesley Pearse
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