Copyright

First published in the Netherlands in 2023 by Atlas Contact

This edition first published in the UK in 2024 by Head of Zeus,
part of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

The moral right of Fien Veldman to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN (HB): 9781035906444

ISBN (XPB): 9781035906451

ISBN (E): 9781035906468

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