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The Truth About Melody Browne

The Truth About Melody Browne

Summary

The wonderful novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs.

'Jewell's writing proves as punchy and fresh as ever'
Independent
'Moving and dark' The Times
'Full of heart and humour, this will move you to tears. An absolute must-read' Cosmopolitan
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Melody Browne can remember nothing before her ninth birthday. Now in her early thirties, Melody lives in the middle of London with her seventeen-year-old son. She hasn't seen her parents since she left home at fifteen, but Melody doesn't mind. She's better off on her own.

And then fragments of her past start to come back. At first her memories mean nothing to her but slowly, day by day, she begins to piece together the real story of her childhood.

But with every mystery she solves another one materialises, with every question she answers another appears. And Melody begins to wonder if she'll ever know the truth about her past . . .
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Reader's can't get enough of The Truth About Melody Browne . . .

***** 'I loved this ... I too could not put it down and read it in less than 24 hours.'
***** 'Pretty sure this is going to start a love affair with this author.'
***** 'What an emotional journey this novel has taken me on.'
***** 'This is the kind of book you hug after reading it!'
***** 'This story was honest, unapologetic, and full of unconventional characters. I enjoyed it so much.'

About the author

Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell's first novel, Ralph’s Party, was published in 1999 and was the best-selling debut novel of the year. Since then she has published another twenty-one novels, most lately a number of dark psychological thrillers, including Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and None of This is True. Lisa is a number one New York Times and Sunday Times author who has sold over ten million books worldwide and been published in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters and a lovely dog called Daisy. @lisajewelluk on Twitter @lisajewelluk on Instagram @lisajewellofficial on Facebook.
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