Paradise: The heartwrenching new novel about love, lies and friendship from million-copy bestselling author Julie Cohen

Julie Cohen

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Katie never stops moving - constantly changing her address, her boyfriends, her life. But every June, for a month, she goes back to Maine. To the old lake house her family calls Paradise.

But one day Katie wakes up in a hospital bed in Maine, with no memory of the last eighteen months. From her current boyfriend to the global pandemic, Katie is lost. And everything at Paradise has changed, too... including her best friend in the world, Nic.

Nic puts down deep roots. She still lives in the house where she grew up. She's the memory keeper of her family. And she's been in love with her best friend Katie for almost her entire life. Now Katie's claiming not to remember the night that destroyed their friendship forever. Is her amnesia real? Or does she just want to forget?

And how can either of them move on, if only one of them remembers the truth?

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'I was so drawn in to this story that time stood still for me while I was reading' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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'A deeply emotional and compelling exploration of friendship, memory, and healing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'My perfect rainy day read. If you look at that cover and it stirs something in your chest. read this. You'll love it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Julie Cohen

Julie Cohen

Julie Cohen studied at Brown University, earning a summa cum laude degree with honours in English. She moved to the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Reading and this was followed by a career teaching English at secondary level. She has written twenty books, including the Richard and Judy Book Club pick Dear Thing. She lives with her husband, a guitar tech for rock bands, and their son in Berkshire, where she writes full time.

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