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Strange Sally Diamond

By: Liz Nugent
Narrated by: Jessica Regan, Stephen Hogan, Sara Lynam
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Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

From the number one bestselling author of Our Little Cruelties and Skin Deep.

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.

Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.

But when messages start arriving from a stranger who knows far more about her past than she knows herself, Sally's life will be thrown into chaos once again...

©2023 Liz Nugent (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Critic reviews

"My God what a brilliant book!" (Shari Lapena)

"Such a terrific read... [Sally is] an amazing character." (Anthony Horowitz)

"Achingly beautiful with a cast of characters that'll remain with you long after the final page is turned. Already one of the must-read books of 2023." (John Marrs)

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Skillful narration of a captivating story. I'm a bit bereft now it is finished, though I raced through it, unable to stop. It was my first Liz Nugent book, but won't be my last.

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Devastating storyline but quite addictive

What a rollercoaster!. It was well written, but a lot of the time, it was hard to listen to. The subject matter was so heartbreaking and sad. Sally was narrated well, but at the same time, the monotone voice, which portrayed her character in audio, was at times hard to listen to. I'd recommend this book but only if you can bare really tough storylines.

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A well written story about paedophilia and trauma.

It's a sad and dark story about peadophilia and trauma. I couldn't stop listening though, it's so well written. And the narration is excellent.
Why I gave the story-part 4 stars is because I didn't like the ending at all. Will it be a sequel? The story really need a satisfactory ending.

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Told very well

I would have liked the ending to have been better but storyline overall was very good

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Very disturbing

This is a great story. I genuinely found a couple of the characters the most unpleasant I’ve ever come across. Well performed. Really sad when I finished it.

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Best audio book ever

I loved everything about this book. Funny, dark,twists and turns.
So clever- I couldn’t wait to get to the next chapter

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Excellent

Excellent story,
I loved the ending, the author was peace enough to avoid the happy ending. Which is good, because life rarely works that way

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couldn’t stop listening!

I have never reviewed before but felt compelled to share as I can’t remember not be able to stop listening to any story like i did this!
witty, dark humour, gripping and intelligently written! The performances made the whole story.

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Highly recommend

This was an outstanding book. I’m not generally a fan of this sub-genre - I won’t say too much about this so as not to spoil Sally Diamond’s back story - however, this book really was both well written, well narrated and had an incredible story.

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Gripping

I couldn’t put it down. It was uncomfortable reading in places but the story was so well written & the narrators really brought the characters to life. It was recommended to me & I recommend it to you.

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