Secrets, guilt, and an unforgettable journey - the gripping novel from No. 1 bestselling author, Penny Vincenzi.

An abandoned baby girl, a secret, the story of survival - Penny Vincenzi's SHEER ABANDON is the story of one desperate act, and the consequences that follow...

'Like a glass of champagne: bubbly, moreish and you don't want it to end' Daily Express

One night in 1986 an abandoned baby girl is found in a cupboard at Heathrow airport. A year earlier Martha, Clio and Jocasta had met by chance, at the start of a backpacking adventure: they travelled together briefly and then went their own ways, swearing to meet again when they return home. But it would be a long time until they met again: not until Kate, the foundling, is a teenager, and all three are leading successful lives. Martha is a single, highly paid lawyer, Clio a doctor, locked in an unhappy marriage, and Jocasta a reporter, in love with a charming commitment-phobe. Which of them is Kate's mother? Why was she desperate enough to do such a thing, and how did she survive it?

"Gloriously unputdownable" - Woman & Home

"Highly addictive" - Daily Telegraph

"A guaranteed bestseller. Travel, romance, mystery and politics in one novel" - Grazia

"A gloriously tempestuous and romantic mix; trembling lust and dark secrets" - Daily Express