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Why did Elise Morceau disappear in the early 80s, leaving behind her baby daughter?

Why did Elise Morceau disappear in the early 1980s, leaving behind her baby daughter? Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.

Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-30s and still trying to decide what to do with her life. 

Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her. 

When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.

Jessie Burton's mystery novel, first published in 2019.     

Abridged in ten parts by Eileen Horne

Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press

Producer:  Mair Bosworth

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

***  Jessie Burton is the bestselling author of 'The Miniaturist' and 'The Muse'.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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The new novel by Jessie Burton, bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.

The new novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist, follows Rose - adrift in her 30s - as she unpicks the mystery of her mother's disappearance years before.

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