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The addictive and emotive new novel from Katie Marsh, author of My Everything and A Life Without You. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Lisa Jewell and Lucy Dillon. 'I lived over half my life before I met you both, and I hope with all my heart to live many years more. You two are the reason why. Always, always the reason why.' Abi Cooper is living her happy ending. She's in remission and is ready to make the most of her second chance. But during Abi's illness, her family has fallen apart.

Claudia Muldoon and her sister, Jenny, live with their parents and their gran in her house in Blodwen Street. Both parents have good jobs and the family assume they are settled for life, but then Grandpa Muldoon has a seizure and begs his son to return to Ireland. In Ireland the Muldoons flourish and the girls love the freedom of their new life, though as they grow up, disadvantages become clear. Claudia has to find work, so both sisters return to Liverpool and to their old pal Danny, who welcomes them back with delight.

Die heimatlose Erzählerin verlässt New York, um am Internationalen Gerichtshof als Dolmetscherin zu arbeiten. Als sie Adriaan kennenlernt, scheint Den Haag zur Antwort ihrer Sehnsüchte zu werden. Doch dann verschwindet er zu seiner Noch-Ehefrau und hinterlässt nichts als Fragen. Fragen, die sich zu einem existenziellen Abgrund auftun, als sie für einen angeklagten westafrikanischen Kriegsverbrecher dolmetschen muss und zweifelt: Was ist kalkulierte Lüge, was Wahrheit? Glauben nur noch die Naiven an Gerechtigkeit? Wer kann über wen richten? Wer legt unsere Weltordnung fest?