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The Stranger's Companion: The perfect escapist read for the summer
Mary Horlock
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'Inspired by real events, and making use of a variety of narrative techniques, The Stranger's Companion is a compelling and unusual novel' The Times, A Top 10 Historical Fiction Book of 2024'A mesmerising historical mystery . . . based on a fascinating real case. Delectable' Anna Mazzola, author of The Book of SecretsOctober 1933
With a population of five hundred souls, isolated Sark has a reputation for being 'the island where nothing ever happens'. Until, one day, the neatly folded clothes of an unknown man and woman are discovered abandoned at a coastal beauty spot. As the search for the missing couple widens, Sark finds itself front-page news.
When young islander Phyllis Carey returns to Sark from England she throws herself into solving the mystery. While Phyll digs through swirls of gossip and ghost stories in search of the truth, she crosses paths with Everard Hyde, a surprise visitor from her past. As press coverage builds to fever pitch, long-suppressed secrets from Phyll's and Everard's shared, shadowy history begin to surface.
The Stranger's Companion is a beguiling historical mystery inspired by a real-life crime, which remains unsolved to this day.'A compelling mixture of mystery, community secrets revealed and ghosts from the past disturbing the present' Sunday Times'A fascinating mystery [and] truly transporting read' Woman's Weekly'Such a wonderful, distinctive cast of characters . . . I thoroughly enjoyed the wit and spark of the writing' Zoe Somerville, author of The Marsh House
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Inspired by real events, and making use of a variety of narrative techniques, The Stranger's Companion is a compelling and unusual novel - The Times, Books of the Year: Top 10 Historical Fiction Books 2024Drawing on a true story, and employing a variety of inventive narrative techniques, Mary Horlock's second novel, after her 2012 debut, The Book of Lies, provides a compelling mixture of mystery, community secrets revealed and ghosts from the past disturbing the present - Sunday TimesBased on true events comes a fascinating mystery set on the dark island of Sark . . . A truly transporting read - Woman's Weekly'A mesmerising historical mystery and tale of suppressed secrets set amid the raw beauty of 1920s and 30s Sark. A brilliantly evoked novel based on a fascinating real case. Delectable'
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