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Strange Sally Diamond
“Shocking, disturbing, and utterly original.” —Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author
This “haunting and poignant tale, one that won’t be easy to forget any time soon” (Mystery and Suspense Magazine), follows an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past—from internationally bestselling author Liz Nugent.
Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrust into the media spotlight when she tries to incinerate her dead father, causing widespread outrage. Now she’s the center of attention, not only from hungry reporters and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she does not remember. As she begins to discover the repressed memories of her horrific early childhood, Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, big decisions, and learning that people don’t always mean what they say.
But who is the man observing Sally from the other side of the world, and why does he call her Mary? And why does her new neighbor seem to be obsessed with her? Sally’s trust issues are about to be severely challenged in this “truly incredible reading experience” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
This “haunting and poignant tale, one that won’t be easy to forget any time soon” (Mystery and Suspense Magazine), follows an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past—from internationally bestselling author Liz Nugent.
Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrust into the media spotlight when she tries to incinerate her dead father, causing widespread outrage. Now she’s the center of attention, not only from hungry reporters and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she does not remember. As she begins to discover the repressed memories of her horrific early childhood, Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, big decisions, and learning that people don’t always mean what they say.
But who is the man observing Sally from the other side of the world, and why does he call her Mary? And why does her new neighbor seem to be obsessed with her? Sally’s trust issues are about to be severely challenged in this “truly incredible reading experience” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
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6.5 to 7 stars: This was an interesting tale. I'm not sure what the entire purpose of the book was, except to show how one person can destory so many lives. The parallels in behavior between Sally (Mary) and Steve (Peter) eventhough they had completely different upbringings makes me think of the nature vs nurture debate. Both clearly have emotional and social behavior issues but I belive one is inherently "good" (Sally) while the other is inherently "evil" (Peter). Even if it's not 100% his fault, once Peter realized how bad his father was he still carried on the "tradition" and kept lying to everyone about nearly everything. I wasn't sure about the endings though, I wanted more clousre to the individual stories. Did Peter become his father and kidnap another girl? Did Sally meet her friends and resume her more active lifestyle? And then the epilog with Amanda and that darn bear....
I really enjoyed this book. I found the characters to be captivating and even though Sally was sometimes difficult to sympathize with, by the end I was really rooting for her. I was a little disappointed that she "lost so much ground" at the end of the book.
WOW. 2024 is off to a good start! Picked this up at the recommendation of The Readheads podcast, and it was great!
A woman finds out the truth of her awful past after the death of her father and learns how to integrate into society after years of being sheltered. Strange Sally Diamond is an excellent character that you can’t help but root for the entire time. And the alternate story of her brother she doesn’t know is awful, but well told.
Really enjoyed this book and highly recommend.
A woman finds out the truth of her awful past after the death of her father and learns how to integrate into society after years of being sheltered. Strange Sally Diamond is an excellent character that you can’t help but root for the entire time. And the alternate story of her brother she doesn’t know is awful, but well told.
Really enjoyed this book and highly recommend.
Enjoyed this book so much… felt the ending wasn’t as good as the rest of the book but i would still highly recommend… I couldn’t put it down I enjoyed it that much!
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