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Lydia "Liddy" Claver turns fifty only to lose her teaching position and learn of her long‑time husband’s affair with a close friend. As the shock of betrayal sets in, she discovers she is in her third trimester of pregnancy, sparking a crisis of identity and hope amidst mid‑life upheaval.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Lucy Clare
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