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A long-buried secret. A friendship on the brink. A family forever changed. New York City, 1964. Joan Cavanaugh--a young wife and mother yearning for more falls into a passionate affair with Peter ""Hutch"" Hutchinson. When the affair ends, she returns to her marriage, raising three daughters with her devoted husband, Graham. For nearly three decades, she keeps her secret locked away, taking the truth of her daughter Anne's paternity to her grave when she succumbs to cancer in 1989. Portland, 2014. Carolyn Cavanaugh and Julia Hutchinson are next door neighbors and the closest of friends. But when Carolyn's father, Graham, visits for Thanksgiving, his path collides with Julia's parents, Hutch and Alice. The revelation that unfolds following Graham's trip upends both families, bringing a truth to light that will shake two families to their core. As decades of deception unravel, bonds are tested, loyalties waver, and the meaning of family is forever redefined.

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Polly Dugan is a Tin House Summer Workshop alum and the author of the linked story collection, So Much a Part of You, and the novel, The Sweetheart Deal. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in the Dickinson Review, Narrative, Line Zero, ModernLoss.com and Huffpost.com. She lives in Portland and Manzanita, Oregon with her family. Rachel Perry narrates audiobooks from her home studio in Los Angeles, California. She is a prolific narrator of romance, but also enjoys working in the mystery, self-development, religion, parenting, and young adult genres. With a background in fine arts, she has studied art and acting in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, and Second City improv in Chicago. She has been a TV host, performed comedy, acted in TV shows and commercials, and worked in radio.

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