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Mark is in a race against time to protect his family. But what will he find as he goes back to his family home?
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If you loved reading The Girl on the Train, Behind Closed Doors and The Sister, you’ll love the suspense of The Babysitter. This unputdownable read will have you turning the pages until way after dark.
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I have to say, this wasn’t the easiest story to write. Sadly, I suffered a family loss as I set out on this particular journey, which threw me. I’m not sure I could have continued to write without the wonderful support and professionalism of Bookouture behind me. I will be eternally grateful for that.
In the writing of this book, I struggled with Alicia: firstly, to get in touch with her emotionally; and then, once I had, once I felt her every emotion, I struggled to live them alongside her. Without going into great detail, I would like to add another dedication here: to any mother who has had to grieve the loss of a child at any stage, from pregnancy and beyond. When the daily pace of life takes over, when you are perhaps striving to be the best parent you can to other children, a short life lived and lost is often grieved silently. That life though, grown inside you, is never forgotten. This isn’t my story but, yes, some of it is based on experience. Alicia was a little bit scared to admit how emotionally broken she was at first. I think we have given her a voice. This, then, is a story of a woman who was lost, and a man who was lost alongside her, trying to come to terms with their grief when their relationship was under threat. I think, with every milestone in life, we look back and reflect, and we remember those we’ve lost personally and those who were there to help us over life’s obstacles. For me, those are the people who believed in me, even when I didn’t quite believe in myself.
To all of you, thank you.
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Acknowledgements
Once again, I would like to offer a massive thank you to the team at Bookouture, without whom The Affair would never have happened! Special thanks to Helen Jenner and Peta Nightingale for their skill in making this book the best it could be – and for their tremendous patience and support through a family loss, which threw me completely off track. Special thanks also to Kim Nash and Noelle Holten for their unstinting support and amazing marketing skills. For your shoulder, too, Kim. When I needed it, it was there. That meant a lot. To all the other lovely, friendly and super-supportive authors at Bookouture, I love you! Thanks for the smiles!
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to all the fantastically hardworking bloggers and reviewers who have taken time to read and review my books and shout out endlessly for me. I so often say I couldn’t do this without you. Trust me, I couldn’t. Your passion, as always, leaves me in absolute awe. Thank you! Huge thanks, too, to Shell Baker, without whose support and encouragement my previous book might never have been submitted. You’re all awesome!
Final thanks to every single reader out there for buying and reading my books. Authors write with you in mind. Knowing you have enjoyed reading our books and care enough to say so is the best incentive in the world for us to keep writing.
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Copyright © Sheryl Browne 2018
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
ISBN: 978-1-78681-461-6
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