Joanne Graham

Prize-winning poignant novel about love and loss. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell.Winner of the 2012 Luke Bitmead Bursary'A moving, sensitively written novel by a writer who has a magical way with words.' Maureen Lee'Authentic and intensely heartfelt... There is something in this novel for every woman.' Ruth DugdallLacey Carmichael leads a solitary life. To her neighbours she is the mad old woman who lives at the end of the lane, crazy but harmless.Until she is arrested on suspicion of murder.When Rachel Moore arrives in the village, escaping her own demons, the two women form an unlikely bond. Unravelling in each other tales of loss and heartache, they become friends.Rachel sees beyond the rumours, believing in her innocence, but as details of Lacey's life are revealed, Rachel is left questioning where the truth really lies.

'Beautifully written, poetic and haunting... Joanne Graham is a great talent.' --Louise Douglas'A clever, twisty, taut thriller...' --If These Books Could TalkSarah Phillips longs for the simple life - a job to fill her days, a home to return to and a small amount of steps to count between the two. Seriously injured in a car crash when she was thirteen, Sarah has no memory of her childhood or the family she lost.Ellie Wilson remembers her own past only too well, the cruelty she suffered at the hands of a mother that abused her and a father who couldn't protect her. She finds Sarah fascinating, a mirror to the life she never had.But as curiosity spills over into obsession, and as Sarah's world begins to unravel, Ellie moves ever closer.Prize-winning poignant novel about love and loss. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell