A Broken Man

Written By Charlotte Duckworth

A love ripped away

Memory takes up space in every room

The doorbell rings

A kernel of hope

His grandson arrives

inside, strikes a match

and he's lifted:

the smell of her tobacco

the taste of smoke and her on his tongue 

Charlotte Duckworth

I’m the USA Today bestselling author of five psych suspense novels: The Rival, Unfollow Me, The Perfect Father, The Sanctuary and The Wrong Mother. My bookclub debut, The One That Got Away was published in the UK and the US in 2023, under the name Charlotte Rixon, followed by my second bookclub novel, After The Fire, in 2024.

I also design beautiful Squarespace websites for authors.

https://www.charlotteduckworthstudio.com/
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