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A secret lies buried at the heart of her family - but it can’t stay hidden forever.

When Cara stumbles across a stash of old postcards in the attic, their contents make her question everything she thought she knew.

The story she pieces together is confusing and unsettling, and appears to have been patched over with lies. But who can tell her the truth? With her father sinking into Alzheimer’s and her brother reluctant to help, it seems Cara will never find the answers to her questions. One thing is clear, though: someone knows more than they’re letting on.

Torn between loyalty to her family and dread of what she might find, Cara digs into the early years of her parents’ troubled marriage, hunting down long-lost relatives who might help unravel the mystery. But the picture that begins to emerge is not at all the one she’d expected - because as she soon discovers, lies have a habit of multiplying....

Revised edition: This edition of Postcards from a Stranger includes editorial revisions.

©2017, 2018 by Imogen Clark. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved Coming of Age European Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction World Literature Romance
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This story had heart. It started slowly- but then began to layer itself with intrigue. I like how Clarke effortlessly crosses timeline whilst keeping the story tight. The characters are well developed as well believable. Altogether a fine book .

A sweet story

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This could have been a really great book, as the premise is good. However the plot is pretty unbelievable in places (don't worry, no spoilers!). I'm struggling to get to the end of the audio book version, not helped by the grating tones of the narrator, who has the same intonation for just about every sentence, which gets pretty annoying after a very short while.

Starts out well, but slow-going

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The story keeps you reading to the very last page, a truly wonderful read. Thank you

A wonderful story of real lives

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Struggled to finish. A bit predictable. Over the top on anguish. Rather an ordinary read.

It was ok.

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I really enjoyed this book. The characters were well drawn and you know that if you met Cara you would become friends.

Lots of glimpses into peoples lives which may or may not, depending on your upbringing, bring back memories to readers,.

A real plus for me is that the ubiquitous 'F' word is never used ...
and the narrator deserves five stars of her own for her brilliant portrayals of the different characters.

I shall look out for other books by this author

Very enjoyable book

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