The Woman Who Left: Jealousy Is A Force To Be Reckoned With?

A classic novel, turbulent and emotional, fromSunday Timesbestselling writer Josephine Cox, ''hailed quite rightly as a gifted writer in the tradition of Catherine Cookson'' Manchester Evening News.The Woman Who Leftis perfect for fans of Lesley Pearse and Rosie Goodwin, and is followed by the marvellous bestselling novelJinnie.

Louise and Ben Hunter''s loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Living and working with Ben''s father, Ronnie, they are quietly contented. But when Ronnie dies, their whole world changes. Ben''s lazy brother, Jacob, returns, convinced he stands to inherit Ronnie''s small fortune. And he means to have his brother''s wife; though just as she did years before, Louise warns him off. Jacob, however, is not so easily dismissed. When he realises Ben will inherit everything, Jacob is beside himself with rage, and commits a terrible deed, one that threatens to destroy everything his brother and Louise hold dear...