Sarah Morton's London publisher who offers her his French country house for rest. He had a past affair with Julie's mother but refused to leave his own family. He appears briefly at the end when Sarah visits his office with her new novel.
Julia is explicitly identified as John's daughter.
At the end, John Bosload's daughter Julia arrives at his publishing office.
Their publishing relationship frames Sarah's retreat and her writing crisis.
John is Sarah's publisher and offers her his country house so she can recover from writer's block.
Julie presents herself as John's illegitimate daughter, although her identity is later complicated.
Julie arrives at the country house claiming to be John's daughter and later says her mother was once John's mistress.
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