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A tender, quietly devastating novel about the choices that shape a family-and the small rituals that keep love alive when everything else is uncertain. Set in a wind-washed coastal town, She Stayed Anyway follows a mother determined to put kindness first as she navigates what it means to stay, what it costs to go, and how to raise a child in the space between. With the intimacy of domestic fiction and the pulse of a slow reveal, the story traces mornings in the kitchen, notes on the fridge, hospital corridors and late-night talks-ordinary rooms made luminous by attention. Secrets surface. Promises are tested. The sea is a constant, the house a witness, and the child at the centre is held with care. For readers who love character-driven, book-club literary fiction, this is a story about choosing gentleness without surrendering yourself; about hope as a daily practice; about finding a home you can live in-together.

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About the Author Laura Carpenter writes cinematic, emotionally charged romance and thrillers with Irish heart, razor-edged stakes, and lived-in tenderness. Her stories blend love and danger, intimacy and aftermath-where every bruise has meaning and every act of mercy leaves a mark. Born and raised in Dublin and Belfast, Laura builds entire worlds rooted in realism, resilience, and the quiet power of connection. Her work explores the edges of devotion-how far we'll go to protect the people and places we love, and what forgiveness really costs when the storm clears. When she isn't finishing another book, she's already plotting the next one-usually over strong tea, soft music, and too many notes in the margins.

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