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'Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes.' – Candis.

The Stolen Marriage is a compelling mystery novel from Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The Silent Sister and The Last House on the Street.

In 1944, Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life, marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina. Tess’s new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night and Tess quickly comes to realize that she is now trapped in a strange and loveless marriage.

The people of Hickory love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not?

When a polio epidemic strikes the town, taking the lives of some of its children, the townspeople band together to quickly build a polio hospital. Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry’s wishes and begins to work at the hospital. As Henry’s actions grow more baffling and alarming by the day, can she untangle her husband’s mysterious behaviour and save her own life?

'I love Diane's writing' – Cathy Kelly, author of The Year That Changed Everything.



Trade Review
Interracial relationships, Tess’s unbearable situation and the secrets Henry keeps all make for a tense, enthralling read. Diane Chamberlain’s gift for storytelling never fails * My Weekly *
A gripping and engrossing tale * Sunday Mirror *
Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes. * Candis *
Twisty and smart -- Heat on Pretending to Dance
A gripping story of a girl's relationship with her father -- Women & Home on Pretending to Dance
[An] engrossing mystery -- Hello! on The Silent Sister

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      Publisher: Pan Macmillan
      Publication Date: 11/01/2018
      ISBN13: 9781509808557, 978-1509808557
      ISBN10: 1509808558
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes.' – Candis.

      The Stolen Marriage is a compelling mystery novel from Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The Silent Sister and The Last House on the Street.

      In 1944, Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life, marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina. Tess’s new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night and Tess quickly comes to realize that she is now trapped in a strange and loveless marriage.

      The people of Hickory love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not?

      When a polio epidemic strikes the town, taking the lives of some of its children, the townspeople band together to quickly build a polio hospital. Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry’s wishes and begins to work at the hospital. As Henry’s actions grow more baffling and alarming by the day, can she untangle her husband’s mysterious behaviour and save her own life?

      'I love Diane's writing' – Cathy Kelly, author of The Year That Changed Everything.



      Trade Review
      Interracial relationships, Tess’s unbearable situation and the secrets Henry keeps all make for a tense, enthralling read. Diane Chamberlain’s gift for storytelling never fails * My Weekly *
      A gripping and engrossing tale * Sunday Mirror *
      Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes. * Candis *
      Twisty and smart -- Heat on Pretending to Dance
      A gripping story of a girl's relationship with her father -- Women & Home on Pretending to Dance
      [An] engrossing mystery -- Hello! on The Silent Sister

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