The Au Pair

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'Entrancing, compelling, atmospheric, reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier. A
beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending' Liv
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'Delicious and spellbinding . . . absolutely absorbing and scandalous'
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'Enthralling and addictive' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty
One

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Seraphine Mayes and her brother Danny are the first set of twins to be born at
Summerbourne House. But on the day they were born their mother threw herself
to her death, their au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of a
stolen baby.

Now twenty-five, and mourning the recent death of her father, Seraphine
uncovers a family photograph taken on the day the twins were born featuring
both parents posing with just one baby. Seraphine soon becomes fixated with
the notion that she and Danny might not be twins after all, that she wasn't
the baby born that day and that there was more to her mother's death than she
has ever been told...

Why did their beloved au pair flee that day?
Where is she now?
Does she hold the key to what really happened?

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'Don't just pick up and read Emma Rous' The Au Pair, dive into it and get
washed away with it' A bookseller

'Filled with mystery and intrigue. I was gripped until the very last page!'
Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of Sea of Memories

'This will keep you turning those pages. The characters are still playing on
my mind' Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife

'One hell of a ride' New York Post

'Vivid characters, a magical setting and a tightly knitted plot . . . jaw-
dropping climax' Bookpage

'Family secrets come to light in this compelling debut with a gothic touch and
a shocking denouement. Enthralling and addictive' Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling
author of The Guilty One

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