Black-Eyed Susans (41 page)

And, finally and most emphatically of all,
my agent,
Pam Ahearn,
who was there at every twist and turn of these
pages. She never stopped believing in this book or in me. I will be forever
grateful.

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First published in the United States by
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Random House Company, 2015
First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph,
2015

Text copyright © Julia Heaberlin, 2015

Cover images: Girl © Alexander Nicholson/Getty Images; Flowers © David Cavagnaro/Getty Images

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ISBN: 978-1-405-92129-9