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As her brother Cedric spirals into addiction, Alice’s present-day life becomes intertwined with memories of their Auckland childhood. The Black Monk appears in multiple guises, from a cemetery stranger to a televised face and a character emerging in Alice’s own writing. The story explores shame, addiction, truth, and the survival narratives families invent.","ABOUT THE BOOK  \nA woman haunted by family denial, secrets and a shadowy figure . . .  \nWhile her brother Cedric spirals into addiction, Alice Lidell finds herself confronted not only by his decline, but by memories of the past. From their chaotic Auckland childhood to her present day life, Alice is haunted by a mysterious figure she calls the Black Monk.  \nAs Alice tries to hold her family together, the Black Monk appears in various guises: a stranger in a cemetery, a face on television, a character surfacing in Alice’s own writing.  \nPart psychological thriller, part family saga, this daring novel examines the themes of the moment: shame, addiction, truth and the stories we tell to survive.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nCover  \nAbout the Book  \nTitle Page  \nEpigraph  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 13  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nChapter 17  \nChapter 18  \nChapter 19  \nChapter 20  \nChapter 21  \nChapter 22  \nChapter 23  \nChapter 24  \nChapter 25  \nChapter 26  \nChapter 27  \nChapter 28  \nChapter 29  \nChapter 30  \nChapter 31  \nChapter 32  \nChapter 33  \nChapter 34  \nChapter 35  \nChapter 36  \nChapter 37  \nChapter 38  \nChapter 39  \nChapter 40  \nAcknowledgements  \nPraise for Charlotte Grimshaw  \nAlso By Charlotte Grimshaw  \nAbout the Author  \nImprint  \nPowered by Penguin  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAll characters in this novel are fictitious. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.  \nAll characters in this novel are fictitious. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is synchronicity.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nOne does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious – Carl Jung  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nVoice one (Javine): What were you like when it all began?  \nVoice two (Alice): I think . . . I was . . . an oblivious little fool, in a wilderness of mirrors.  \n***  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)","cbCaif2LumoenSCu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif2LumoenSCu","pdf",2441173,6,245,"English","en",105,"# About the Book\n# Contents\n## Chapter 1\n## Chapter 2\n## Chapter 3\n## Chapter 4\n## Chapter 5\n## Chapter 6\n## Chapter 7\n## Chapter 8\n## Chapter 9\n## Chapter 10\n## Chapter 11\n## Chapter 12\n## Chapter 13\n## Chapter 14\n## Chapter 15\n## Chapter 16\n## Chapter 17\n## Chapter 18\n## Chapter 19\n## Chapter 20\n## Chapter 21\n## Chapter 22\n## Chapter 23\n## Chapter 24\n## Chapter 25\n## Chapter 26\n## Chapter 27\n## Chapter 28\n## Chapter 29\n## Chapter 30\n## Chapter 31\n## Chapter 32\n## Chapter 33\n## Chapter 34\n## Chapter 35\n## Chapter 36\n## Chapter 37\n## Chapter 38\n## Chapter 39\n## Chapter 40\n## Acknowledgements\n## Praise for Charlotte Grimshaw\n## Also By Charlotte Grimshaw\n## About the Author\n## Imprint","[{\"question\":\"Who is the Black Monk, and why does Alice Lidell fear it?\",\"answer\":\"The Black Monk is a mysterious figure Alice believes follows her across different moments. 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