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Book SynopsisA small town divided by prejudice. A family torn apart. A secret that won''t remain silent.
Read the magnificent new novel from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.
''Compelling, important, devastating: you have to read this one'' Sunday Times bestseller Clare Mackintosh
''A powerful novel of our time'' Sunday Times bestseller Cathy Kelly
''Sensitively written yet unflinching... Taut, compelling and moving'' Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks, Platinum magazine
1965. A young white female student becomes involved in the fight for civil rights in North Carolina, falling in love with one of her fellow activists, a Black man, in a time and place where an interracial relationship must be hidden from family, friends and especially the reemerging Ku Klux Klan. As tensions rise in the town, she realises not everyone is who
Trade Review
Diane Chamberlain is loved by readers everywhere: 'My heart was in my mouth as I raced through the final chapters of this powerful novel. Compelling, important, devastating: you have to read this one -- Clare Mackintosh
The Last House on the Street is a powerful novel of our time, both a searing indictment of racism and the power of humankind and a page-turning thriller -- Cathy Kelly
Diane Chamberlain is at her absolute best. Sensitively and unflinchingly told, this novel will make you cry, seethe, swoon and rage. The Last House on the Street is, without doubt, her masterpiece -- Sally Hepworth
A taut, edge-of-your-seat tale. As compelling as it is important, the novel's focus . . . will make The Last House on the Street a favorite amongst book clubs everywhere -- Chandler Baker
Gripping. A deft exploration of long-hidden and quietly explosive truths * Sunday Express *
Will be loved by anyone who enjoys reading -- Jodi Picoult
I couldn't put it down -- Susan Lewis
Will keep you guessing right up to the end * Stylist *
Impossible to stop thinking about * Heat *
