
Pictures of Him
A page-turning story of love and obsession with a jaw-dropping twist, from the Reese's Book Club author of Broken Country.
Clare Leslie Hall(Author)
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Published on 19. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-3998-2549-8 (ISBN)
Description
Her silence destroyed him. Only the truth will set them free.
A page-turning story of love, obsession and guilt with a jaw-dropping twist, from the author of Broken Country.
Catherine has experienced something so traumatic that she can't speak. Or won't speak. The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.
Fifteen years ago, Catherine met the love of her life at university. Lucian was charming, adored her and she was drawn into the hedonistic and careless lifestyle of his wealthy friends. They were inseparable - then one morning Catherine left him without a word.
She married, had two children, and was convinced she'd moved on. But when they are unexpectedly reunited, the memories of their intoxicating love affair come rushing back. They could be that boy and girl again, and this time get it right. To do that, Catherine will have to tell Lucian why she left all those years ago.
She's lived with the truth. But can he?
'Dark, addictive and ultimately heart-breaking' RUTH HOGAN, author of The Keeper of Lost Things
'Taut and sophisticated, not a word wasted. I loved this book' FRANCESCA JAKOBI, author of Bitter
'Elegant and pacey. Brideshead recalibrated by way of Big Little Lies' LEX COULTON, author of Falling Short
A page-turning story of love, obsession and guilt with a jaw-dropping twist, from the author of Broken Country.
Catherine has experienced something so traumatic that she can't speak. Or won't speak. The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.
Fifteen years ago, Catherine met the love of her life at university. Lucian was charming, adored her and she was drawn into the hedonistic and careless lifestyle of his wealthy friends. They were inseparable - then one morning Catherine left him without a word.
She married, had two children, and was convinced she'd moved on. But when they are unexpectedly reunited, the memories of their intoxicating love affair come rushing back. They could be that boy and girl again, and this time get it right. To do that, Catherine will have to tell Lucian why she left all those years ago.
She's lived with the truth. But can he?
'Dark, addictive and ultimately heart-breaking' RUTH HOGAN, author of The Keeper of Lost Things
'Taut and sophisticated, not a word wasted. I loved this book' FRANCESCA JAKOBI, author of Bitter
'Elegant and pacey. Brideshead recalibrated by way of Big Little Lies' LEX COULTON, author of Falling Short
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 192 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3998-2549-8 (9781399825498)
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Clare Leslie Hall
Pictures of Him
A page-turning story of love and obsession with a jaw-dropping twist, from the Reese's Book Club author of Broken Country.
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01/2025
1st Edition
John Murray
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After several years of living and working in London as a journalist and writing Pictures of Him and Days You Were Mine, Clare, her husband and three children moved to an old farmhouse in Dorset. The house, the ancient fields surrounding it and the farmers who have a deep connection to the land inspired the setting for Broken Country.
Broken Country will be published in thirty-one countries.
Broken Country will be published in thirty-one countries.