Leaving The World

From the bestselling author of The Woman in the Fifth and
The Pursuit of Happiness comes a devastating new
novel.Years after vowing to herself and her parents to
never marry have children and lead the resentful life they
chose Jane now a Harvard professor falls unexpectedly
pregnant. Resolved as she’s been to childlessness she
begins to warm to the idea of motherhood even with a
partner who is increasingly absent. But a devastating turn
of events takes the decision out of her hands in a way she
could never have predicted.Her familiar world torn apart
Jane feels forced to leave her old life behind. She
resigns from her job cuts all ties with friends and family
and moves to a place where no one will find her. Isolated
she feels she has finally succeeded in leaving her
world.Yet when a young girl disappears prompting a
high-profile police investigation Jane is drawn in.
Convinced that the person at the heart of the case is much
closer to her new community than anyone realises she has
to make a decision to either stay hidden or bring to light
a shocking truth.