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From the New York Times bestselling author and one of the most compelling and insightful writers of contemporary fiction comes a powerful story about love and redemption, and what one woman will do to overcome the personal tragedy that has stripped her of all she held dear. Alice Kessler spent nine years in prison for the attempted murder of the drunk driver who killed her eldest son. Now she has returned home to Grays Island to reconnect with the son she left behind. Her boy, Jeremy, now an angry teenager, is falsely accused of rape, and so mother and son are united in a desperate attempt to prove his innocence. At the same time, Alice must battle the man responsible for putting her behind bars, who has since become the mayor of her hometown. She is aided by Colin McGinty, a recovering alcoholic and 9/11 widower, also recently returned to the island following the death of his grandfather, a famous artist best known for his haunting portrait entitled Woman in Red, which just so happens to be of Alices grandmother. As Alice and Colin are drawn into a fragile romance of their own, the strange destiny that connects them gradually comes to light. In a tale that weaves the past with the present, we come to know the story behind the portrait, of the forbidden wartime romance between William McGinty and Eleanor Styles, and the deadly secret that bound them more tightly than ever in their love for each other. A secret that, more than half a century later, is about to be unburied.

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A gifted writer with an eye for telling detail. A writer who knows how to entertain in a lively and credible way. Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave. -- Nora Roberts Goudge...reminds us of the delights to be had in explorations of the improbable. Intelligent...enticingly unpredictable. When it comes to pacing, suspense, and control, Eileen Goudge is a pro.

Intelligent...enticingly unpredictable. A writer who knows how to entertain in a lively and credible way. Goudge...reminds us of the delights to be had in explorations of the improbable. Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave. -- Nora Roberts A gifted writer with an eye for telling detail. When it comes to pacing, suspense, and control, Eileen Goudge is a pro.

Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave. -- Nora Roberts

Intelligent...enticingly unpredictable. A gifted writer with an eye for telling detail. A writer who knows how to entertain in a lively and credible way. When it comes to pacing, suspense, and control, Eileen Goudge is a pro. Goudge...reminds us of the delights to be had in explorations of the improbable. Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave. -- Nora Roberts

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"Eileen Goudge is the ""New York Times"" bestselling author whose novels include ""Once in a Blue Moon,"" ""The Diary,"" ""Domestic Affairs,"" and ""Garden of Lies."" There are more than three million copies of her books in print worldwide. She lives with her husband, entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon, in New York City."

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