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by Joanna Cannon
From the internationally bestselling author of the "unique and unforgettable" (The Wall Street Journal) The Trouble with Goats and Sheep comes a funny and poignant story of a woman who encounters the ghosts of her past as she untangles the mystery of her daughter's disappearance—a powerful, hopeful reminder that the people we love are always with us.
Margaret thinks her time is up…
Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago. With his support, it seemed like everything would be okay—okay enough, that is.
But now Derek's gone. Margaret moves through the days slowly, quietly, alone. Then one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visitor, and together they set out to discover what really happened to Jeanie. Perhaps if she knocks on enough doors, she might find another end to the story.
Part mystery, part ghost story, part meditation on grief, An Unlikely Visitor is a warmhearted and hopeful reminder that the people we love are always with us.
"Joanna Cannon is a compassionate storyteller who writes about the big things with a lightness of touch. An Unlikely Visitor is an engaging mystery, magical and humane as it slowly unfurls – a perfect book for today's world." —Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
"Brimming with Jo's trademark compassion, insight and wry humour, An Unlikely Visitor is both a meditation on a grief, a mystery of a missing child and a powerful exploration of the human condition. Jo writes so beautifully about human frailties and her kindness illuminates every sentence. A treat of a novel." —Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I Could Tell You
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Joanna Cannon graduated from medical school and worked as a hospital doctor before specializing in psychiatry. She is also the author of A Tidy Ending, Three Things About Elsie, and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, a top ten bestseller in the UK. She lives in England's Peak District with her dog, Lewis.
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