The heart-wrenching story of one woman's life after she kills the husband who abused her.

A heart-wrenching story from the multimillion copy bestseller Amanda Prowse, the queen of heartbreak fiction.

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Kathryn Brooker is the headmaster's wife. While her husband spends his days disciplining unruly teenagers in the grand halls of Mountbriers Academy, Kathryn spends hers baking scones for her son's cricket match in a beautiful cottage in the manicured school grounds.

In the evenings, when her husband strides home to compliment her cooking and kiss her hello – ignoring jokes from their children about grown-up lovebirds – Kathryn Brooker is the very picture of a fulfilled wife and mother. Anyone who peered through the downstairs sash window at the four figures sat easily around their scrubbed-pine kitchen table would see a happy family without a care in the world. They would envy Kathryn and her perfect life.

But they would be wrong. Kathryn is trapped in a nightmare. And she is about to do something to change it. Something only a truly desperate woman would do...

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Reviews for Amanda Prowse:

'Prowse handles her explosive subject with delicate skill... Deeply moving and inspiring' DAILY MAIL.

'Powerful and emotional family drama that packs a real punch' HEAT.

'A gut wrenching and absolutely brilliant read' IRISH SUN.

'Captivating, heartbreaking, superbly written' CLOSER.

'Very uplifting and positive, but you may still need a box (or two) of tissues' HELLO.

'An emotional, unputdownable read' RED.

'Prowse writes gritty, contemporary stories but always with an uplifting message of hope' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.

"This story of a woman's fight to rebuild her shattered life is captivating, heartbreaking and superbly written" - Closer

"A cracking page-turner" - Bookseller

"A sorry but somehow inspiring tale of a woman who kills her husband after years of domestic abuse and coercive behaviour. It's a book ahead of its time" - The Week