<p><b>OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE</b><br> <br> <b>Two childhood best friends.</b><br> <b>Torn apart by tragedy. Reunited by their search for the truth.</b><br> <b>Even if finding it means losing each other forever...</b><br> <br> <b>A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE, AN EPIC LOVE STORY AND A SEARING THRILLER - ALL UNFOLDING ON A VAST CANVAS<br></b><br> *****<br> <br> The <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestseller<br> The <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br> The British Book Awards Nominee<br> The BBC <i>Between The Covers</i> Book Club Selection<br> <br> <b>'A tour de force' <i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br> <b>'An absolutely must-read' GILLIAN FLYNN</b><br> <b>'A wonderful book' RICHARD OSMAN</b><br> <b>'Entirely shattering' BONNIE GARMUS</b><br> <b>'Luminous and heartbreaking' <i>OBSERVER</i></b><br> <b>'A brilliant work of art' JODI PICOULT</b><br> <br> *****<br> <br> <i>'Two people are less lost than one...'</i><br> <br> There is a moment when childhood ends.<br> <br> For Joseph 'Patch' Macauley and Saint Brown, it comes late one summer as Patch is abducted from their hometown. Devastated, Saint devotes her days to finding her best friend.<br> <br> Held in total darkness, Patch is hopeless and alone - until he feels a hand in his. Though he never sees the girl, they fall in love. When he escapes, he's left with only her voice and name - and promises to spend the rest of his life searching for her.<br> <br> As Saint's heart breaks for the boy she lost - and the man he becomes - she will shadow his journey, to uncover the truth behind who took him.<br> <br> Over a lifetime driven by obsession, Patch and Saint must sacrifice everything for redemption, justice, and, ultimately, love - even if that means losing each other forever...<br> <br> *****<br> <br> <b>'It's as good as everyone says. I have absolutely no doubt it's the book of the year' JENNIE GODFREY</b><br> <b>'I've never read anything quite like it. This book will stay with you for a very long time' LUCY FOLEY</b><br> <b>'My book of the decade' DAWN O'PORTER</b><br> <b>'I absolutely loved it' SARA COX</b><br> <b>'Kept me frantically turning the pages' KRISTIN HANNAH</b><br> <b>'Breathtaking' RUTH JONES</b><br> <b>'Amazing. Haunting. Unforgettable' PATRICIA CORNWELL</b><br> <b>'A book to lose yourself in ... A huge achievement' ALEX MICHAELIDES</b><br> <b>'Epic in every sense of the word - and some of the best characters I've ever passed my time with' ABIGAIL DEAN</b><br> <b>'A masterpiece' ANDREA MARA</b><br> <b>'The sort of book that only comes along once in a decade' ABIR MUKHERJEE</b><br> <b>'The best thriller I've ever read' i NEWS</b><br> <b>'One of the best books I've ever read' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON</b></p>