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Loved the epistolary touches. Taut, dark, and seriously addictive.\u003c\/em\u003e — Will Dean\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking to escape her old life, Nancy and her ten-year-old daughter Lara move to Ripton. A quiet, picturesque village in the rolling Derbyshire countryside, it seems like the perfect place to settle down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Nancy reaches the school gates, she learns that beneath the quaint village atmosphere is a minefield. 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