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    "description": "The tears began to flow. \u2018I can\u2019t do this on my own,\u2019 Emily sobbed. \u2018I don\u2019t know how.\u2019\n\nWhen Emily\u2019s husband dies in a terrible accident, she\u2019s not the only wife he leaves behind.\n\nBecause, before their whirlwind romance and Emily\u2019s discovery she was pregnant, Pete had been married to Caroline for more than twenty years. A devastating tragedy had torn them apart. But there was a part of Pete that had never fully left his first wife and a secret that would bind them together, forever.\n\nFinding herself lonely, heartbroken, and forced to face life and motherhood alone \u2013 Emily is surprised that Caroline offers her support. But Emily knows she needs someone she can trust and rely on. Even if it\u2019s the woman her husband loved before her.\n\nA tentative friendship develops and their lives become entwined. Their bond grows ever stronger as Caroline steps in to help when Emily\u2019s baby arrives unexpectedly early. But it\u2019s not just Caroline hiding a secret. Both of the women who once loved Pete have things they can never admit, without risking a friendship that might be the only thing keeping them both afloat.\n\nWhen grief begins to takes its toll on Emily, she feels sure that Caroline is the only person who can save her and baby Dylan\u2026 But should she trust the woman he loved before her \u2013 with her life\u2026 Or her child\u2019s?\n\nAn utterly devastating, but ultimately uplifting, emotional women\u2019s fiction novel about friendship, motherhood and loss. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Susan Lewis and Jojo Moyes.",
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