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The Way Back Home
Freya North
The unforgettable, poignant new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Freya North.Born and brought up in an artists’ commune in Derbyshire, Oriana Taylor had freedom at her fingertips in a home full of extraordinary people. The Bedwell brothers, Malachy and Jed, shared their childhood and adolescence with Oriana. In the rambling old house and tangled grounds, their dreams and desires could run free.But too much freedom comes at a price. Something happened the summer they were fifteen. And now, having been gone eighteen years, Oriana is back.This is their story.
Praise for The Way Back Home (#ulink_37be2068-0491-525f-8b3f-6450d1e133b9)
‘Brimming with emotional drama and packing a huge twist, this story will keep you guessing until the very end’ Heat
‘I was gripped from the start and raced through to the end in one long sitting’ Sara Lawrence, Daily Mail
‘A lovely read that keeps you anticipating a twist that is nicely unexpected … I couldn’t put it down‘ Sarah Broadhurst, Lovereading.co.uk (http://www.Lovereading.co.uk)
‘A very telling and enjoyable take on contemporary life’ Woman and Home
‘If you like emotional family dramas with a twist you’ll love this’ Daily Express
‘Freya North has given us another poignant tale – you won’t be able to put this one down’ OK
‘An intriguing tale that keeps you absorbed from cover to cover.’ Candis Magazine
‘It is a story of reflection and redemption – a tender tale that seems to have come from the very heart of this author’ New Books Magazine
‘Packed with love, lies and drama’ Woman Magazine
Acclaim for Freya North
‘Secrets will make you smile, sigh and cheer as this story proves love can be found in the most unexpected places’ Sunday Express
‘Darkly funny and sexy – literary escapism at its very finest’ Sunday Independent
‘The novel’s likeable central characters are so well painted that you feel not only that you know them, but that you know how right they are for each other … the beauty of the North Yorkshire countryside contrasts convincingly with the bustle of London’ Daily Telegraph
‘Freya North has matured to produce an emotivenovel that deals with the darker side of love – theseare real women, with real feelings’ She
‘A delicious creation … sparkling in every sense’ Daily Express
‘A distinctive storytelling style and credible, loveable characters … an addictive read that encompasses the stuff life is made of: love, sex, fidelity and, above all, friendship’ Glamour
COPYRIGHT (#ulink_6a9b7843-5130-5d24-a5c4-cb936fd79022)
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2014
Copyright © Freya North 2014
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Source ISBN: 9780007517800
Ebook Edition © May/June 2014 ISBN: 9780007507696
Version: 2016-11-11
DEDICATION (#ulink_0b2de3f8-be93-5bea-ad24-b370a492d8d0)
In loving memory of Hannah Berry 1983-2013
Beautiful, funny and brave. We miss you.
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CONTENTS
Cover (#uc2d31c6f-fa71-5734-92e9-fe93c66c7102)
Praise for The Way Back Home (#u243c0a72-fdee-547e-af2f-ad720f2ddbce)
Title Page (#u9779015a-78c2-522d-8884-805d5a6eb4fe)
Copyright (#u6e582ded-4e2a-5269-a408-cbaf00882131)
Dedication (#u7124cb76-d2e4-5aff-81ef-897def7bf66b)
Chapter One (#u7aa83192-7f44-5f94-9263-e88803a55266)
Chapter Two (#ufb11f2a4-d5a7-5cec-a3f4-5259fb26309c)
Chapter Three (#u2de3246c-ea27-51c8-bd0c-595979652989)
Chapter Four (#u1f50dadd-5ef8-5273-97b7-991323c8af85)
Chapter Five (#u8c007034-8de5-58d2-ad3a-ef69b36d461c)
Chapter Six (#u9042ed4b-38a1-5c83-b763-7926b6420105)
Chapter Seven (#u65d57f04-81c8-5b06-9f5a-8cd9f815c643)
Chapter Eight (#u86465161-d76c-51cb-9a37-bf15bb052381)
Chapter Nine (#ue1a8437a-5945-5773-a4d8-6d057d5f7fe4)
Chapter Ten (#u58df961c-4254-5ef6-8dfd-82204e88a02d)
Chapter Eleven (#u3243d021-d93f-5670-883e-25a69b838d14)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)
Reading Group Questions (#litres_trial_promo)
Q&A With Freya North (#litres_trial_promo)
The Story of Windward (#litres_trial_promo)
Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)
Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
By the same Author (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
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