Lucky Escape
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I don't think so.I have no idea about these things but what happens if sales don't cover the advance that's long been spent? Does she have to pay the difference back?
However, as I understand it, a portion of the advance is paid out only when the book is actually released... so if it's withdrawn before that point, then the author wouldn't get the full advance.
But that only really covers situations such as it being discovered that the author had plagiarised the manuscript - I don't think Jack has cancelled herself badly enough to make the book unreleasable at this point.