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Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying about Jean Fullerton: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eSo unputdownable\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eheartbreaking \u003c\/strong\u003eand touching right to the end. \u003cstrong\u003eLoved it\u003c\/strong\u003e in every way.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eWow\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eSo hard to put down\u003c\/strong\u003e... A \u003cstrong\u003ecracking\u003c\/strong\u003e first instalment in this new series... \u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect\u003c\/strong\u003e... So heart-warming!... 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