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The Girl She Was

By Rebecca Freeborn
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‘She’d long ago stopped wondering whether anyone would find out what she’d done. It was in the past, and Layla didn’t dwell on the past.’ Seventeen-year-old Layla lived a typical teenage life in Glasswater Bay, until a relationship with her older, married boss changed everything. Two decades later, now a suburban wife and mother, Layla’s carefully constructed life is shattered when she receives a cryptic message: I know what you did. Her past comes rushing back, threatening to unravel the person she has become.
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‘She’d long ago stopped wondering whether anyone would find out what she’d done. It was in the past, and Layla didn’t dwell on the past.’

Seventeen-year-old Layla was just like any other teenager in the small town of Glasswater Bay: she studied hard, went out drinking with her friends and worked at the local café. But when she started having a relationship with her older, married boss, everything changed.

Twenty years later she’s living a quiet life in the suburbs with a husband and two children, a life far removed from the girl she was. Until she receives a text message: I know what you did.

For years she outran her past, turning away from the town and her friends. Now her past has caught up.

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"This novel has many strengths, none more so than the pitch-perfect dialogue and real suspense. Yet what lingers is that it is all so possible." The Weekly Times
"Timely, painful and playful all at once, Freeborn's book may be a challenging wake-up call to readers, and not just those who share Layla's profile." Readings

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ISBN: 9780648508434

Publisher: Pantera Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pantera Press

Illustration: Text only

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 496g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Rebecca Freeborn, the author of Hot Pursuit (2018) and Misconception (2019) has been writing since the age of 12. At her home in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, she writes before the sun comes up. By day, she works as a communications and content editor for the South Australian Government. Rebecca lives with her husband, three kids, a dog, a cat and a horse and spends her moments of spare time reading novels and feminist articles and compulsively checking Facebook. The Girl She Was is Rebecca’s third novel.

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