Product Description THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WOMAN & HOME BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 'Compelling, rich in detail and vividly told. Storytelling at its best' Daily Express Betty is running for her life. When Betty's husband returns from the war broken and haunted, she knows her marriage is doomed. Taking a fleeting chance to escape, she goes on the run armed with a new identity. Yet penniless and alone, Betty quickly finds that starting again is much harder than she thought. And she never imagined it could end in murder . . . But sometimes you have to keep running if you want to survive. Praise for Lesley Pearse: 'Storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail 'Evocative, compelling, told from the heart' Sunday Express 'Glorious, heart-warming' Woman & Home Review Pacy page-turner ?Woman & Home, Best Books of SummerCompelling, rich in detail and vividly told . . . Storytelling at its best ?Daily ExpressMust read ?Daily ExpressA suspenseful read that warms the heart ?WomanWe loved this take of one woman's fight to escape her past ?Take a BreakFans of Poldark and Daphne du Maurier should enjoy thisgripping historical novel . . . both hauntingly sad and darkly funny, thisbeautifully written novel sizzles with drama and suspense ?The LadyDon't miss this suspenseful and emotional read ?My WeeklyGripping, suspenseful tale ?The People's FriendA five star reading experience ?Devon LifePraise for Lesley Pearse ?-Storytelling at its very best ?Daily MailEvocative, compelling, told from the heart ?Sunday ExpressGlorious, heartwarming ?Woman & HomeIntriguing, heart-tugging, beautifully written ?Closer About the Author International bestselling author Lesley Pearse has lived a life as rich with incidents, setbacks and joys as any found in her novels. After her mother died, Lesley spent three years in an orphanage before she was taken home when her father remarried.Resourceful, determined and willing to have a go at almost anything Lesley left home at sixteen. By the mid Sixties she was living in London, sharing flats, partying hard and married a trumpet player in a Jazz rock band. She has also worked as a nanny, a Playboy bunny and designed and made clothes to sell to boutiques.It was only after having three daughters that Lesley began to write. The hardships, traumas, close friends and lovers from those early years were inspiration for her beloved novels. She published her first book at 49 and has not looked back since.Lesley is still a party girl.