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Why did Elise Morceau disappear in the early 80s, leaving behind her baby daughter? Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.

Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-30S and still trying to decide what to do with her life.

Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her.

When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.

Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Eileen Horne.

Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press

Producer: Mair Bosworth

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

1 hour, 15 minutes

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Mon 1 Jul 202402:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Sun 13 Oct 201914:30
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