Copyright

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

first edition

Title page illustration © Danussa / Shutterstock

Cover design and illustration by Alan Dingman

Cover images © iStock/Getty Images (woman, dog); © Shutterstock (grass, basket)

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Digital Edition JUNE 2023 ISBN: 978-0-06-323572-4

Print ISBN: 978-0-06-323569-4