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The Water Under the Bridge

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The Water Under the Bridge is a novel in English. Chapters 1 and 2 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

Forty years ago, Hannah refused to die with her boyfriend Julian in a suicide pact, and she was the one rescued. She spent the decades that followed in guilt, working herself to the bone to support Julian's parents and his younger brother Toby. Only as she lay dying did she learn the truth: Julian had faked his death, married an elegant woman named Sarah, and Toby was their son. Julian mocked her before she died.

Hannah wakes to find herself young again, back on the day Julian dragged her to the river. This time she holds his head under the water until he stops moving, then plunges herself in to hide what she has done. Revived on the bank, she faces Julian's mother, Mrs. Vance, and his father, Mr. Vance, who beat her and demand she support them and hand over her wages and her mother's jade bracelet.

Hannah plays the grieving widow, but she asks the mayor to cremate Julian, knowing his family cannot allow it. When Sarah appears to defend them and Toby attacks her, Hannah strikes back and begins to expose the secret they are hiding.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

My boyfriend tried to drag me into a suicide pact with him. Not only did I refuse to die, but I held his head underwater and drowned him myself.

Forty years ago, our love was forbidden by social norms, so he asked me to jump into the river with him to end it all.

Julian died, but I was rescued.

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Contents

Chapters 1 and 2 are on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Which chapters of The Water Under the Bridge are free?

Chapters 1 and 2 are free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 3 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Water Under the Bridge after chapter 2?

In the official app. Install it, enter code 582904, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 3.

What is The Water Under the Bridge about?

Forty years ago, Hannah refused to die with her boyfriend Julian in a suicide pact, and she was the one rescued. She spent the decades that followed in guilt, working herself to the bone to support Julian's parents and his younger brother Toby. Only as she lay dying did she learn the truth: Julian had faked his death, married an elegant woman named Sarah, and Toby was their son. Julian mocked her before she died.

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