For so many years it haunted. And in the end, all it took was a decision. One decision.
This book kept me up until 2am. I was hooked, envious, and deeply impressed.
Louis de Berniéres
When an old friend appears in her life, Hollywood screenwriter Lilith is forced to confront childhood demons that threaten to destroy the world she has created to keep herself – and others – safe.
Can she trust anyone?
Can she even trust herself?
When an old friend appears in her life, Hollywood screenwriter Lilith is forced to confront childhood demons that threaten to destroy the world she has created to keep herself – and others – safe.
Can she trust anyone?
Can she even trust herself?
Thoughtful, vigorous, alertly personal.
Evening Standard
Jemma Wayne is the author of four novels: After Before, Chains of Sand, To Dare, and When I Close My Eyes. She has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and shortlisted for both The Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize and the Waverton Good Read Award.
As a journalist, her work has appeared across multiple national publications, including The Spectator, The Telegraph, National Geographic and The Huffington Post, among others.
Jemma Wayne is the author of four novels: After Before, Chains of Sand, To Dare, and When I Close My Eyes. She has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and shortlisted for both The Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize and the Waverton Good Read Award.
As a journalist, her work has appeared across multiple national publications, including The Spectator, The Telegraph, National Geographic and The Huffington Post, among others.