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Deathbed revelations
A family is reeling in the wake of a desperate act
This novel overflows with pain and despair. At times, it is an uncomfortable read – especially when you know that first-time Kiwi author Anne Tiernan was at least partly inspired by events in her own life – but it is also a very powerful one.
It opens with a woman called Joy putting a gun to her head. Somehow, she survives this attempt to end her own