And finally to Jackson, Will, and Dylan, my three sons, who fill my days and my heart with pride and love.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
SARAH PEKKANEN (left) is the internationally and USA Today bestselling author of eight previous solo novels and the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl. A former investigative journalist and award-winning feature writer, she has published work in The Washington Post, USA Today, and many others. She is the mother of three sons and lives just outside Washington, D.C. You can sign up for email updates here.
GREER HENDRICKS (right) is the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl. Prior to becoming a novelist, she spent over two decades as an editor at Simon & Schuster. She obtained her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Allure, and Publishers Weekly. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Part: One
Chapter One: Shay
Chapter Two: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Three: Shay
Chapter Four: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Five: Shay
Chapter Six: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Seven: Amanda
Chapter Eight: Shay
Chapter Nine: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Ten: Daphne
Chapter Eleven: Shay
Chapter Twelve: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Thirteen: Shay
Chapter Fourteen: Shay
Chapter Fifteen: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Sixteen: Stacey
Chapter Seventeen: Shay
Chapter Eighteen: Shay
Chapter Nineteen: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Twenty: Shay
Chapter Twenty-One: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Twenty-Two: Shay
Chapter Twenty-Three: Valerie
Chapter Twenty-Four: Shay
Chapter Twenty-Five: Amanda
Chapter Twenty-Six: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Shay
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Beth
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Shay
Chapter Thirty: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Thirty-One: Shay
Chapter Thirty-Two: Cassandra
Part: Two
Chapter Thirty-Three: Shay
Chapter Thirty-Four: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Thirty-Five: Shay
Chapter Thirty-Six: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Shay
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Shay
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Forty: Shay
Chapter Forty-One: Amanda
Chapter Forty-Two: Shay
Chapter Forty-Three: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Forty-Four: Shay
Chapter Forty-Five: Amanda
Chapter Forty-Six: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Forty-Seven: Shay
Chapter Forty-Eight: Valerie
Chapter Forty-Nine: Shay
Chapter Fifty: Valerie
Part: Three
Chapter Fifty-One: Shay
Chapter Fifty-Two: Amanda
Chapter Fifty-Three: Shay
Chapter Fifty-Four: Amanda
Chapter Fifty-Five: Shay
Chapter Fifty-Six: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Fifty-Seven: Shay
Chapter Fifty-Eight: Amanda
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Shay
Chapter Sixty: Valerie
Chapter Sixty-One: Shay
Chapter Sixty-Two: Shay
Chapter Sixty-Three: Cassandra & Jane
Chapter Sixty-Four: Shay
Chapter Sixty-Five: Valerie
Chapter Sixty-Six: Shay
Chapter Sixty-Seven: Valerie
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Shay
Epilogue: Shay
Acknowledgments
Also by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
About the Authors
Copyright
Authors’ Note: The data in this novel has been culled from a variety of sources and is true to the best of the authors’ knowledge.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
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Title: You are not alone / Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen.
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Identifiers: LCCN 2019049429 | ISBN 9781250202031 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250270542 (international, sold outside the United States, subject to rights availability) | ISBN 9781250202048 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Psychological fiction. | GSAFD: Suspense fiction.
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