Synopsis
Sleepless nights were just the beginning . . .
Natalie Fanning already loves her newborn son, Oliver, with everything she has. From the moment he was born she knew that she was meant to be his mother, even though she didn’t want that to be all she was.
When Oliver refuses to sleep, and her husband Tyler returns to work, Nat is left mostly alone in a new house, in a new neighbourhood, the task of keeping her small son healthy and happy on her shoulders alone. No one else can breastfeed Oliver; no one else will protect him like she can; no one can help her.
No one, that is, except her neighbour Paul.
Paul is everything Tyler isn’t, and provides the lifeline she needs in what feels like the most desperate of times. When Paul is helping with Oliver, calmed by his reassuring, steady presence, Nat feels like she can finally rest.
But Paul wants something in return. It’s no coincidence that he's befriended Nat – she is the perfect pawn for his own plan . . .
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Praise for Nora Murphy:
'I couldn't put it down' – Shari Lapena
'Taut, compelling and deliciously dark' – B. A. Paris
'Brilliant, gripping, dark and superbly written' – Gilly Macmillan
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28 September 2023
9781529068917Reviews
Taut, compelling and deliciously darkB. A. Paris, Sunday Times bestselling author on The Favour
Dark, unsettling, brave and compassionateVictoria Selman, author of Truly, Darkly, Deeply on The Favour
A beautifully written yet chilling glimpse behind the curtain of relationships gone badly wrong, and the terrifying consequences of what happens when wronged women fight back. Absolutely brilliantFiona Cummins, bestselling author of When I Was Ten on The Favour
I couldn’t put it downShari Lapena, author of multimillion-copy international bestseller The Couple Next Door on The Favour
