About the book
A particularly pernicious rumour about a secret pregnancy has followed Rachael for years and spawned several conspiracy theories. It was some kids’ show about a teenage detective and the script introduced her like this: Tilly, 14, sits up in her bed and yawns. It’s only years in the future that she realises she might have been played.’ He didn’t get it. The lower half of her body jutted out into the hall.