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The sweeping new historical mystery about hidden secrets, old flames and a mysterious book… Switzerland, 1926. Helen Fox lives a secluded life at the American Library of Geneva. There, she catalogues the books that arrive from Berne, combing through their pages to glean details about their...
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‘Maybe it shouldn’t surprise me that August became a writer. He’d told me all kinds of stories – ‘I love you’ for one …’
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The sweeping new historical mystery about hidden secrets, old flames and a mysterious book…
Switzerland, 1926. Helen Fox lives a secluded life at the American Library of Geneva. There, she catalogues the books that arrive from Berne, combing through their pages to glean details about their deceased owners. It’s a job she loves. That is, until the first chapter of her old flame August Hegland’s new book is delivered to her. Despite being disguised as fiction, Helen immediately recognises herself in his story… and, terrifyingly, knows exactly how it ends.
As Helen grapples with the threat of long-hidden secrets resurfacing, she turns to Leo – an Austrian Baron and old companion – for protection. It is with dread, however, that she finds that August has gotten to him first. Suddenly Helen is stuck between both men, as she was during the war, and left trying to separate fact from fiction and truth from lies…
The Library of Leaving by Emily Dunlay weaves a tale where past and present collide, blurring the lines of reality and fiction in a compelling historical mystery.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008695651
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 August 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Emily Dunlay studied English literature and creative writing at Princeton University, after which she trained and worked as a specialist librarian for antiquarian books. She lives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Teddy is her first book.
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