The Stranger She Knew

Shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize 2020

‘A tense page-turning thriller…powerful’ The Times

‘A masterful feat of storytelling’ Tim Pears, author of The West Country trilogy

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As a young woman, May found that sometimes it was easier to say nothing and cope with what life threw at her in silence. Now, decades later, May has suffered a stroke and has lost her ability to speak. She is still as sharp as ever, but only her daughter and a new friend from the care home, see this.

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