The Perfect EscapeWhen her husband Harry walks out after just six months, a girls' weekend away with two friends seems like just what Sam needs. But they aren't even halfway to their destination when things start to go wrong: car trouble that just happens to leave them stranded in the town where Harry lives. And that's only the beginning. Because there are three things Sam doesn't yet know: One of her friends is lying about why they're there. One is lying about who she

and an impending war—was indeed the safer choice for their family

surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits

she receives a call from her distant uncle Satoru

His big chance comes when a rich landlord hires him as a chauffeur for his son

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in the Yorkshire Dales from 1937 onwards

but for risk

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It is certain to cement her standing as one of the most singular and remarkable novelists of our time

but exiled himself to Paris at twenty as a rebellion against his upbringing