The Stranger She Knew

* * * * * * 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. When May discovers that someone very familiar, from long ago, is living in the room opposite hers she is haunted by scenes from her earlier life. May is determined to protect everyone from this new threat, but how can she warn them without her voice? And who really is this man charming everyone in May’s life? * An earlier edition of this book was published with the title * * * * * * ‘A . . . Highly recommended’ ‘[A book] I . . . a recommended read’ ‘I dived in without knowing much about the story and I ended up loving it. It was ’ ‘I once I started it and I certainly wasn't expecting the ending. I shall be recommending this book’