That Girl From Nowhere

Paperback Published on: 24/03/2016
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Synopsis

From the bestselling author of TheIce Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Before and My Best Friend's Girl, an emotional story about love, identity and the meaning of family.

‘Where are you coming from with that accent of yours?’ he asks.
‘Nowhere,’ I reply. ‘I’m from nowhere.’
‘Everyone’s from somewhere,’ he says.
Not me,’ I reply silently.

Clemency Smittson was adopted as a baby and the only connection she has to her birth mother is a cardboard box hand-decorated with butterflies. Now an adult, Clem decides to make a drastic life change and move to Brighton, where she was born. Clem has no idea that while there she'll meet someone who knows all about her butterfly box and what happened to her birth parents.

As the tangled truths about her adoption and childhood start to unravel, a series of shocking events cause Clem to reassess whether the price of having contact with her birth family could be too high to pay...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9780099598831
  • Number of pages: 464
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 29 mm
  • Weight: 319g
  • Languages: English

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That Girl From Nowhere
Pure Brilliance...Again
I have read all of Dorothy Koomsons novels and absolutely love her writing style. She is so easy to read and always has a warm and welcoming feel to her n... READ MORE
sandyhutch
That Girl From Nowhere
A must buy must read
I have read quite a few of Dorothy Koomson novels, this is my favourite novel by Dorothy so far. I found it so hard to stop turning the pages I wanted to ... READ MORE
Bookread2day
That Girl From Nowhere
Beautiful
This book is so well written and was such a joy to read, once started, I couldn't put it down! The characters are realistic and well crafted. The storylin... READ MORE
Peaches
That Girl From Nowhere
Brilliant
I've read all of Dorothy Koomson's books to date, and this is one of her most accomplished. There is an awful lot going on in this book in terms of plot, h... READ MORE
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