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The Stolen Marriage

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  • MacMillan

  • Paru le : 05/10/2017
'Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes' - Candis. Set in 1940s America, The Stolen Marriage is a compelling mystery novel... > Lire la suite
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'Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes' - Candis. Set in 1940s America, The Stolen Marriage is a compelling mystery novel about a young woman trapped in her marriage. From Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The Silent Sister and The Last House on the Street. In 1944, Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life, marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina.
Her new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night - and Tess quickly comes to realize that she is now trapped in a strange and loveless marriage. The people of Hickory love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not?When a polio epidemic strikes the town, taking the lives of some of its children, the townspeople band together to quickly build a polio hospital.
Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry's wishes and begins to work at the hospital. As Henry's actions grow more baffling and alarming by the day, can Tess untangle her husband's mysterious behaviour - and save her own life?'I love Diane's writing' - Cathy Kelly, author of The Year That Changed Everything

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  • Date de parution : 05/10/2017
  • Editeur : MacMillan
  • ISBN : 978-1-5098-0957-8
  • EAN : 9781509809578
  • Format : ePub
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
    • Protection num. : Contenu protégé

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Biographie de Diane Chamberlain

Diane Chamberlain is the USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author of numerous novels published in more than twenty languages. Some of her most popular books include Necessary Lies, The Silent Sister, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, and The Keeper of the Light Trilogy. Diane likes to write complex stories about relationships between men and women, parents and children, brothers and sisters, and friends.
Although the thematic focus of her books often revolves around family, love, compassion and forgiveness, her stories usually feature a combination of drama, mystery, secrets and intrigue. Diane's background in psychology has given her a keen interest in understanding the way people tick, as well as the background necessary to create her realistic characters. Diane was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey and spent her summers at the Jersey Shore.
She also lived for many years in San Diego and northern Virginia before making North Carolina her home. Diane received her bachelor's and master's degrees in clinical social work from San Diego State University. Prior to her writing career, Diane worked in hospitals in San Diego and Washington, D. C. before opening a private psychotherapy practice in Alexandria Virginia specializing in adolescents.
All the while Diane was writing on the side. Her first book, Private Relations was published in 1989 and it earned the RITA award for Best Single Title Contemporary Novel. Diane lives with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her sheltie, Cole. She has three stepdaughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.
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The Stolen Marriage
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