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Nothing can break the bond between sisters ...When Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister, Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. But as she learns about the circumstances surrounding her sister's disappearance, she is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Arabella Beatrice Hemming aka Bee: Sister to Tess and Leo. She lives and works in New York City.
- Tess Hemming: Younger sister of Bee, sister of Leo. She is an art student in college.
- "Mum": Bee and Tess' mother
- Mr. Wright: A lawyer for the Crown Protection Services
- Simon Greenly: A fellow art student at Tess' school.
- Todd: Engaged to Bee.
- Dr. Hugo Nichols: Psychiatrist that Tess meets with
- Dr. William Saunders: Staff doctor at St. Anne's
- Professor Rosen: Research scientist at Chrom-Med, a genetic research center
- Emilio Codi: Tess's art tutor
- Hattie: A nanny who is also part of the CF trial
- Leo Xavier Hemming: Brother of Bee and Tess, he died at 6 years of age due to Cystic Fibrosis
- Xavier: Son of Tess, named after Leo
- Kasia: A friend of Tess's and then of Beatrice's
- Christina: A high school friend of Beatrice, now a doctor
- Mitch: Kasia's boyfriend
- Amias Thornton: Landlord of Tess.
- DI Haines: Detective Inspector at CPS
- DS Finborough: Detective Sargeant at CPS
- Bettina: Owner of the Coyote where Tess worked and Bee now works as a barmaid after losing her job in NY
- Georgina: Hattie's boss. Hattie is Georgina's nanny.
- Father Peter: The priest that performs Tess' funeral service.
- Benjamin: Bohemian-looking art student at college with Tess
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First Sentence edit
Dearest Tess, I'd do anything to be with you, right now, right this moment, so I could hold your hand, look at your face, listen to your voice.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 7 in Amazon.com Best Books of June (2011). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Before I Go to Sleep, and followed by Ten Thousand Saints.
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rosamund Lupton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Piatkus Books; division of Hachette UK
Country: England
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780307716514
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Piatkus Books; division of Hachette UK
Country: England
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780307716514
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6112.U77 S57 2011
- Dewey: 823/.92
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