The View From Alameda Island

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The View from Alameda Island

Robyn Carr

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ISBN: 978-1-474-08381-2

THE VIEW FROM ALAMEDA ISLAND

© 2019 Robyn Carr

Published in Great Britain 2019

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Contents

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Back Cover Text (#ue65b5733-5408-55e8-80fd-181249715f21)

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Title Page (#u457a90a1-a7ca-5835-9488-daf75eedd987)

Copyright (#u00a05c75-265f-5473-9cec-067af80e6de6)

Dedication (#ue24232dd-d2d3-5111-b896-9dfc5b57795b)

CHAPTER ONE (#ub2e23d25-feaa-5d08-a34e-4ed06744e116)

CHAPTER TWO (#u21488ec6-6013-5d84-bb38-039475f0dc1e)

CHAPTER THREE (#u099d6142-59d7-5269-b6f4-64b85399c1ea)

CHAPTER FOUR (#u47338535-a91a-58f6-bd4c-8c0a2c572e71)

CHAPTER FIVE (#udb01f7fb-db8b-5eea-9835-e751ede32603)

CHAPTER SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)

Extract (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ONE (#ub42d1528-51dd-5667-aeff-672bf015c23d)

Today was Lauren Delaney’s twenty-fourth wedding anniversary and there wouldn’t be a twenty-fifth. To many it appeared Lauren had a perfect life but the truth was something she kept to herself. She had just been to see her lawyer and now she needed a little time to think. She headed for one of her favorite places. She needed the solace of a beautiful garden.