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 \nAs women,we make sacrifices for our children,for ourhusbands and for our families.Some are worth it andsome we may regret.But there comes a point when i'stime to follow our own hearts.This is the story of whathappens when we do.  \nIt probably helped to have been round the block a fewtimes when it came to creating Harper,but I think her storycan be enjoyed whoever you are and whatever your age.I hope you'lgrow to love her,as I have -and to laughand cry with her on herourney  \nLots of love,  \nwiwet   \nDenise Welch was born in Whitley Bay in 1958.She isan award-winning actress and TV presenter.Her manycredits include Coronation St,Soldier Soldier,WaterlooRoad and Boy Meets Girl,to name a few.She is also anaccomplished theatre actress.  \nDenise was a panelist on popular daytime show LooseWomen for several years.  \nShe is married to artist Lincoln Townley and has twosons,Matthew and Louis,and stepson Lewis.She nowlives a quiet,party-free life in rural Cheshire.  \nWALTHAM FOREST LIBRARIES90400000472487  \nDeniseWELCH  \n   fJhey eouedSeC-MeHow  \nFirst published in by Sphere in 2016This paperback edition published by Sphere in 2016  \n13579108642  \nCopyright ◎Denise Welch 2016  \nThe moral right of the author has been asserted.  \nAll characters and events in this publication,other than thoseclearly in the public domain,are ficitious and any resemblanceto real persons,living or dead,is purely coincidental.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in aretrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,withoutthe prior permission in writing of the publisher,nor be otherwise circulatedin any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is publishedand without a similar condition including this conditionbeing imposed on the subsequent purchaser.  \nA CIP catalogue record for this bookis available from the British Library.  \nISBN 978-0-7515-6233-0  \nTypeset in Bembo by M RulesPrinted and bound in Great Britain byClays Ltd,St Ives plc  \nPapers used by Sphere are from well-managed forestsand other responsible sources.  \nMIX  \nPaper from  \nresponsible sources  \nFSC®104740  \n\n| Waltham Forest  \u003Cbr>Libraries   |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 90400000472487   |  |\n| Askews &Holts   | 24-Jan-2017   |\n|  | £7.99   |\n| 5279452   |  |\n\nLincoln,Matthew and Louis.For loving me unconditionally.  \nMy mum,Annie.I miss you every day.  \nMy dad,Vin.For your love andencouragement always.  \nAcknowledgements  \nMaddie West and the team at Little,Brown,for yourbelief in me as a storyteller.  \nGordon Wise at Curtis Brown,for fighting my corner.  \nRebecca Cripps,for helping me bring Harper to life.Icouldn't have told her story without you by my side everystep of the way.  \nMy best friends.You know who you are.You haveenriched my life and have added colour to my first novel.  \nMy beloved sister Debbie,for being my sister.  \nMy stepson,Lewis,for being such a lovely addition tomy already testosterone-fuelled family  \nMy nieces,Olivia and Alex,for being so kind,funnyand caring and for being...female!  \nWilliam,my nephew,who should write a comedy forhis Auntie Nece to star in ...  \nDuncan,my brother-in-law,for being a MUCH betterdancer than your brother Lincoln.  \nAnd finally,my mum-in-law,Jenny,for welcoming meinto the family and making your home feel like my home.","cbCailCC76EfwtGc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailCC76EfwtGc","pdf",10732957,402,"English","[{\"question\":\"Who is Harper Clarke and what moment triggers her self-questioning?\",\"answer\":\"Harper Clarke is the central character. 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