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The next edge-of-your-seat thriller by Sophie McKenzie set in the Girl, Missing world about two sisters, separated as children, who discover that the other exists.
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Two sisters, two very different lives: the next edge-of-your-seat thriller by Sophie McKenzie, author of the bestselling, Girl Missing.
Asha has spent her life on an island community built on the principle of truth. But she discovers she has been lied to about something huge – a secret sister called Willow.
Willow has always believed her twin sister died years ago. So when she receives a message in the middle of the night from a girl claiming to be Asha, she doesn’t know what to think.
Can they piece together the truth about their pasts and find their way back to each other?
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ISBN: 9781398523265
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 July 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Sophie McKenzie was born and brought up in London, where she still lives with her teenage son. She has worked as a journalist and a magazine editor, and now writes full time. She has tallied up numerous award wins and has twice been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
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