The Stranger

Review Immersive, gripping, will pull at your heartstrings ― Gilly Macmillan, international bestselling author Outstandingly good. Part thriller, part love story, I guarantee you will not be able to put it down ― Sun on The Twins Atmospheric, readable, beautifully evoked ― Sunday Mirror on Without You Stunning in its insight and beautifully written ― Judy Finnigan on The Twins A stunning writer with deep insight into people, their thoughts and behaviour ― NZ Women's Weekly A devastating love story! ― My Weekly Tightly plotted, intelligent and full of menace. ― Sunday Mirror 'Immersive, gripping, will pull at your heartstrings' ― Gilly Macmillan, international bestselling author Tightly plotted, intelligent and full of menace - a cracking thriller. ― The People Both a thriller and a love story, [The Stranger] lives up to the reputation [Saskia Sarginson] has built up since her debut bestseller The Twins. ― Evening Telegraph Product Description From Richard and Judy bestselling author Saskia Sarginson, The Stranger is a devastating love story full of intrigue and dark secrets. 'Immersive, gripping, will pull at your heartstrings' Gilly Macmillan, international bestselling author We all have our secrets. Eleanor Rathmell has kept one her whole life. But when her husband dies and a stranger arrives at her door, her safe life in the idyllic English village she's chosen as her home begins to topple. Everyone is suspicious of this stranger, except for Eleanor. But her trust in him will put her life in danger, because nothing is as it seems; not her dead husband, the man who claims to love her, or the inscrutable outsider to whom she's opened her home and her heart. Praise for Saskia Sarginson: 'Outstandingly good. Part thriller, part love story, I guarantee you will not be able to put it down' Sun on The Twins 'Atmospheric, readable, beautifully evoked' Sunday Mirror on Without You 'Stunning in its insight and beautifully written' Judy Finnigan on The Twins 'A stunning writer with deep insight into people, their thoughts and behaviour' NZ Women's Weekly Book Description A deeply moving and daring new novel from the Richard and Judy bestselling writer Saskia Sarginson, author of The Twins, Without You and The Other Me. From the Back Cover We all have our secrets. Eleanor Rathmell has kept one her whole life. But when her husband dies and a stranger arrives at her door, her safe life in the idyllic English village she's chosen as her home begins to topple. Everyone is suspicious of this stranger, except for Eleanor. But her trust in him will put her life in danger, because nothing is as it seems; not her dead husband, the man who claims to love her, or the inscrutable outsider to whom she's opened her home and her heart. In a devastating love story full of intrigue and dark secrets we find that it is those who are closest to us who can pose the biggest threat of all. Praise for Saskia Sarginson: 'Outstandingly good. Part thriller, part love story, I guarantee you will not be able to put it down' Sun 'Stunning in its insight and beautifully written' Judy Finnigan 'Touching and extremely readable' Sunday Mirror 'Will keep you up long into the night' Ruth Ware, author of In a Dark, Dark Wood. About the Author Saskia Sarginson was awarded a distinction in her MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway after a BA in English Literature from Cambridge University and a BA in Fashion Design & Communications. Before becoming a full-time author, Saskia's writing experience included being a health and beauty editor on women's magazines, a ghost writer for the BBC and Harper Collins and copy-writing and script editing. Saskia lives in south London with her partner and four children.