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    "description": "<p>To celebrate my special birthday, my husband and I have returned to the beautiful Greek island village where we spent our honeymoon. As the boat pulls in to the harbour, I feel hope rise in my heart. The white houses, the blue doors, the brilliant turquoise of the sea, are just as I remember. If two weeks in this paradise won&rsquo;t fix our marriage, nothing will. But then the next day a boat arrives, full of my friends and family. My grown-up children jump on to the shore, grinning and holding balloons. My husband beams at me and says, &ldquo;Surprise!&rdquo; I can&rsquo;t believe it. It was meant to be just the two of us. This was my chance to confess what I&rsquo;ve been hiding for years, the truth that will change everything. Now I&rsquo;m surrounded by all the people I&rsquo;ve been desperate to escape, all the secrets I&rsquo;ve been pretending I don&rsquo;t know. I force a smile on to my face, but inside I want to kill my husband. But even after my party ended in disaster, I didn&rsquo;t expect anyone to die&hellip;</p>",
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