The Stranger She KnewShortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize 2020 A tense page turning thrillerpowerful The Times A masterful feat of storytelling Tim Pears, author of The West Country trilogy * * * * * * 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