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Author: O’Farrell, Maggie

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 27 March 2025 by Headline Publishing Group (Tinder Press) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 336 pages
197 x 130 x 26 | 294g

The Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT*400,000 copies sold*

‘Insightful and emotionally raw’ Daily TelegraphWhen Lily moves into Marcus’s flat, she is intrigued by signs of his recently departed ex-lover. A single dress left hanging in the wardrobe, a mysterious mark on the wall, the lingering odour of jasmine.

Who was this woman? What exactly were the circumstances of her sudden exit? And why won’t Aidan, Marcus’s flatmate, answer any of her questions? It doesn’t take long for Lily’s curiosity to grow into an all-pervading obsession.

Maggie’ O’Farrell’s bestselling follow-up to After You’d Gone is a contemporary ghost story with a difference.

‘Brilliantly describes how old relationships can haunt new lovers’ Elle’Shock, grief and loss spring from the page’ Sunday Telegraph’Gripping and passionate’ Literary Review’Laden with suspense’ Good Housekeeping? What readers are saying; ?

‘A plot which you cannot predict, my favourite type of story’ ? ? ? ? ? ‘Superbly written and held my interest until the last page’ ? ? ? ? ? ‘I love the way she describes everyday things that you have felt yourself but never thought you would read in a book… beautifully written’ ? ? ? ? ?