I was so sure I saw Sophie on the beach that day. But it couldn't be her. Sophie's dead. Ever since we locked fingers and swore to be best friends at school, Sophie was there for me. When she married my brother, I followed her down the aisle as her bridesmaid, thrilled that we were becoming family. We laughed together and cried together. We shared everything. At least I thought we did.

And then she was gone. The terrible accident that took her life devastated me, and though everyone else has moved on, I can't. She was so quiet, those last few months. I keep thinking there is something I don't know. Now I'm standing on the beach we visited when we were younger and there's a woman with long blond hair a few metres away, playing with a dog in the sunshine. She turns, and I see Sophie. Heart racing, I struggle to my feet, but before I can reach her she's vanished, leaving only footprints in the sand. It can't be Sophie.

Can it? And do I want to know what she was running from, if the answer means I can no longer trust the people I love? A gripping emotional page-turner about the ways we lie to ourselves and how love and hope can heal us. Fans of Amanda Prowse, Liane Moriarty and Susan Lewis will absolutely love The Woman on the Beach. See what readers are saying about The Woman on the Beach: 'Emotional, amazing. Phenomenal book!. Just blew me away and had me turning the pages! I couldn't turn fast enough.' Goodreads reviewer, 'I can't love this enough and give it all the five stars!!!!!! Well done Roberts!' Goodreads reviewer, 'Stunning. A fab twist I never saw coming!. I loved it from page 1.

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