The Familiar: A Novel Children's Art Techniques Finlay Donovan is―once again―struggling to

Finlay Donovan is―once again―struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two

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But things don’t go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer

Lucy drops everything to follow her to the island

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