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Someone has broken into Zoe's flat. A man she thought she'd never have to see again.
They call him the Hand of God.


He knows about her job in the cafe, her life in Dublin, her ex-girlfriend, even the knife she's hidden under the mattress.
She thought she'd left him far behind, along with the cult of the Children and their isolated compound Home ' but now he's found her, and she knows she must go back to rescue the sister who helped her escape all those years before.

But returning to Home means going back to the enforced worship and strict gender roles Zoe has long since moved beyond; back to the abuse and indoctrination she's fought desperately to overcome.

Going back will make her question everything she believed about her past ' but could also risk her hard-won freedom. Can she break free a second time?

One ' My name is Zoe
Two ' I am here to rescue my sister Amy
Three ' Nothing anyone says here is true
Four '
Four '
What is my fourth true thing?

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  • Cailean Steed

    A read-in-one-gulp commercial thriller about coming of age under a cult's indoctrination ' and what it takes to break free
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    Imprint: Raven Books
    Publication date: 26/01/2023
    Format: 234 x 153 mm | 336 pages
  • About the Author

    Cailean Steed is a writer, teacher and aspiring dog owner who lives in Glasgow with their husband and son. They have also resided in Aberdeen and Dublin, and hope one day to live somewhere with less rain.
    Cailean's work has been published by New Writing Scotland, Boudicca Press and Barren Magazine. The Good You Seek is their first novel. Their mother would like them to write something more cheerful.

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