Seraphine and Danny Mayes are twins that were born at home to a loving mother and father. No one saw it coming when shortly after the babies' birth their mother threw herself off a cliff leaving the town to believe something was not right with the family. Years later, Seraphine is an adult and recently lost her father. As she goes through his belongings she finds a picture of the family, taken right after her and her brother's birth. The only thing is there is only one baby in the picture. Her questions bring up secrets that she painfully finds out about her family. Sometimes what we grow up to believe is the truth, turns out to be something totally different.

This novel will stick with you days after finishing it. Emma Rous captures her readers from the very beginning and taking them down the characters' memory lane that leaves you shocked. The story is told from the present and the past helping you to piece together clues. THE AU PAIR is a novel to put on the list to read this year!

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