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Beloved stranger

Clare Boylan

1999309 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1999
first published
  • 1999Little, Brown · 309 pages · ENGISBN 9780316848077
  • 2000Little, Brown Book Group Limited · ENGISBN 9780356221724
  • 2000Abacus · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9780349112633
  • 2001Little, Brown Book Group Limited · ENGISBN 9784444407007
  • 2001Counterpoint · 309 pages · ENGISBN 9781582430966
  • 2002309 pages · ENGISBN 9781582432243
BittersweetBig CityStandard readGeneral Psychology

When her husband of fifty years begins to slip into madness, Lily Butler turns for help to her only daughter.

How it feels

Emotional toneUnflinching

How it reads

Plot intensityCharacter driven
Character focusTwo handerSmall ensemble
ComplexityLayered

Worth knowing

Romance levelCentral

When and where

ThemesFamilyLove
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