My Sweet Girl
A girl in a new country. A dark secret left behind. A dead body which might tell all.
Ever since she was adopted from an orphanage in Sri Lanka, Paloma has led a privileged Californian life: the best schools, a generous allowance and parents so perfect that Paloma fears she'll never live up to them.
Now at thirty, Paloma has managed to disappoint her parents so thoroughly that their relationship will never recover. Unemployed and friendless, the only person still talking to her is Arun — the Indian man subletting her spare room.
That is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her fragile place in this country, and the next day is found face down in a pool of blood.
On finding Arun's body Paloma flees her apartment. But by the time the police arrive, there's no body to be found or signs of struggle — and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. The police may be quick to dismiss everything, but Paloma knows what she saw.
Is this tangled up in her childhood in Sri Lanka and the desperate actions she took to leave so many years ago? And did Paloma's secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?
'My Sweet Girl is like nothing else I've read. Set in San Francisco and Sri Lanka, this is a story about friendship, lies, and guilt. A stunning and original must-read' — Samantha Downing, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lovely Wife
ISBN: 9781529365290 | Published: 14 September 2021 | Trade paperback | 384 pages
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