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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

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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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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Just brilliant!

Wow, what a plot and a half. Someone make this into a film, please! So clever and unexpected.

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Great Book !

I was hooked on this book, I couldn’t stop listening great story, I’m looking forward to trying more books by this author

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Best book in ages

I had lost my audiobook mojo but this one engaged me right from and start and all the way through. Great story and great narration. I am very sad it has ended.

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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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