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Two childhood best friends.
Torn apart by tragedy. Reunited by their search for the truth.
Even if finding it means losing each other forever...

A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE, AN EPIC LOVE STORY AND A SEARING THRILLER - ALL UNFOLDING ON A VAST CANVAS
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The Sunday Times Bestseller
The New York Times Bestseller
The British Book Awards Nominee
The BBC Between The Covers Book Club Selection

'A tour de force' GUARDIAN
'An absolutely must-read' GILLIAN FLYNN
'A wonderful book' RICHARD OSMAN
'Entirely shattering' BONNIE GARMUS
'Luminous and heartbreaking' OBSERVER
'A brilliant work of art' JODI PICOULT

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'Two people are less lost than one...'

There is a moment when childhood ends.

For Joseph 'Patch' Macauley and Saint Brown, it comes late one summer as Patch is abducted from their hometown. Devastated, Saint devotes her days to finding her best friend.

Held in total darkness, Patch is hopeless and alone - until he feels a hand in his. Though he never sees the girl, they fall in love. When he escapes, he's left with only her voice and name - and promises to spend the rest of his life searching for her.

As Saint's heart breaks for the boy she lost - and the man he becomes - she will shadow his journey, to uncover the truth behind who took him.

Over a lifetime driven by obsession, Patch and Saint must sacrifice everything for redemption, justice, and, ultimately, love - even if that means losing each other forever...

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