Mother’s Ruin (33 page)

Kitty Neale
was raised in South London and this working class area became the inspiration for her novels. In the 1980s she moved to Surrey with her husband and two children, but in 1998 there was a catalyst in her life when her son died, aged just 27. After joining other bereaved parents in a support group, Kitty was inspired to take up writing and her books have been
Sunday Times
bestsellers. Kitty now lives in Spain with her husband.

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By the same author:

Nobody’s Girl

Sins of the Father

Family Betrayal

Desperate Measures

Lost and Found

Forgotten Child Lost Angel

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

Kitty Neale asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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ISBN-13: 978-1-84756-230-2

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