Strange Sally DiamondStrange Sally Diamond

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"One of the best books I''ve read in a long, long time." --Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment
"I loved every damn second of it!" --Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains
"Dark, compelling, and deeply moving." --Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of Zero Days and The It Girl

The internationally bestselling author of the "dark, captivating psychological thriller" ( People ) Lying in Wait returns with a wickedly dark, twisted, and brilliantly observed new novel about an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past.

For Sally Diamond, people are confusing, unpredictable, and hard to read. She has always preferred routines to spontaneity, silence to noise, and forthright communication to small talk. Adopted at the age of seven by a psychiatrist, she cannot remember any details of her childhood before that age. Now, at forty-three years old, the truth comes into sharp focus when Sally''s past becomes headline news: she endured something unthinkable as a child, and now, the entire world knows exactly who she is...and was.

Suddenly, Sally finds herself in the spotlight. People everywhere are digging into her past, ravenous for details, and Sally herself is learning things about herself and her family that she never knew before. Soon, a stranger from New Zealand sends her a familiar teddy bear in the mail, but why does he insist on addressing her as Mary? And why is her new neighbor so obsessed with her?

Told from the alternating perspectives of Sally in the present-day and a boy named Peter in the past, this is a novel that confronts the trauma of family secrets and explores one woman''s brave decision to define herself and her future.od before that age. Now, at forty-three years old, the truth comes into sharp focus when Sally''s past becomes headline news: she endured something unthinkable as a child, and now, the entire world knows exactly who she is...and was.

Suddenly, Sally finds herself in the spotlight. People everywhere are digging into her past, ravenous for details, and Sally herself is learning things about herself and her family that she never knew before. Soon, a stranger from New Zealand sends her a familiar teddy bear in the mail, but why does he insist on addressing her as Mary? And why is her new neighbor so obsessed with her?

Told from the alternating perspectives of Sally in the present-day and a boy named Peter in the past, this is a novel that confronts the trauma of family secrets and explores one woman''s brave decision to define herself and her future.od before that age. Now, at forty-three years old, the truth comes into sharp focus when Sally''s past becomes headline news: she endured something unthinkable as a child, and now, the entire world knows exactly who she is...and was.

Suddenly, Sally finds herself in the spotlight. People everywhere are digging into her past, ravenous for details, and Sally herself is learning things about herself and her family that she never knew before. Soon, a stranger from New Zealand sends her a familiar teddy bear in the mail, but why does he insist on addressing her as Mary? And why is her new neighbor so obsessed with her?

Told from the alternating perspectives of Sally in the present-day and a boy named Peter in the past, this is a novel that confronts the trauma of family secrets and explores one woman''s brave decision to define herself and her future.od before that age. Now, at forty-three years old, the truth comes into sharp focus when Sally''s past becomes headline news: she endured something unthinkable as a child, and now, the entire world knows exactly who she is...and was.

Suddenly, Sally finds herself in the spotlight. People everywhere are digging into her past, ravenous for details, and Sally herself is learning things about herself and her family that she never knew before. Soon, a stranger from New Zealand sends her a familiar teddy bear in the mail, but why does he insist on addressing her as Mary? And why is her new neighbor so obsessed with her?

Told from the alternating perspectives of Sally in the present-day and a boy named Peter in the past, this is a novel that confronts the trauma of family secrets and explores one woman''s brave decision to define herself and her future.nkable as a child, and now, the entire world knows exactly who she is...and was.

Suddenly, Sally finds herself in the spotlight. People everywhere are digging into her past, ravenous for details, and Sally herself is learning things about herself and her family that she never knew before. Soon, a stranger from New Zealand sends her a familiar teddy bear in the mail, but why does he insist on addressing her as Mary? And why is her new neighbor so obsessed with her?

Told from the alternating perspectives of Sally in the present-day and a boy named Peter in the past, this is a novel that confronts the trauma of family secrets and explores one woman''s brave decision to define herself and her future.