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Laura Dave’s 2021 bestselling American novel The Last Thing He Told Me follows woodturner Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey as they investigate the disappearance of Owen, who is Hannah’s husband and Bailey’s father. It weaves together the story of their journey from California to Texas with themes of identity and memory, as the two women learn who Owen is and what it means to be a family. A limited-series adaptation starring Jennifer Garner and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau aired on AppleTV+ in spring 2023.

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