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'Back to Square One'

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Reads 74
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Parts 2
Time 1h 4m

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Jade's life is a mess and she's trying to pretend it's not. 

At 28, she's back in London for her grandfather's funeral, a trip that's supposed to bring closure but only reopens old wounds. After four years in New Zealand, she's broke, jobless, and haunted by the unresolved trauma of a failed eight-year relationship and a writing career that never quite took off. Independent, talented, beautiful, and somewhat confident, Jade should have it all together. But behind the confidence and humour lies a woman in denial, about the depression she's refusing to face, the drinking problem she won't admit, and the smoking habit she can't shake. Reconnecting with old friends feels more like being an outsider than a reunion, and her family-well, they're as dysfunctional as ever. And then there's the tension of navigating old flames, new faces, and a future that seems uncertain. 

The truth is, it's hard to move forward when you're still running from the past.All Rights Reserved

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