‘I loved every damn second of it’ LISA JEWELL

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.

Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.

But when messages start arriving from a stranger who knows far more about her past than she knows herself, Sally's life will be thrown into chaos once again . . .

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‘A magnificent novel by a major talent. Liz Nugent is a treasure’ SHARI LAPENA

‘Liz Nugent dares to go where many won’t. What a compelling storyteller she is. Always challenging. I laughed out loud only to recoil from my laughter as the story unfolded. For this is wickedly dark territory. And yet amidst the darkness, she allows a light to glimmer – that of a diamond’ SARAH WINMAN

‘What a book. What a book! Achingly beautiful with a cast of characters that'll remain with you long after the final page is turned. Already one of the must-read books of 2023’ JOHN MARRS

There’s something very special about all of Liz’s novels. Character-driven stories that are real and wild at the same time. This one blew me away. Unflinching, unpredictable & unputdownable. A dark masterpiece’ WILL DEAN (twitter)

‘I'm lost in admiration for Liz and her writing . . . it transcends genre and deserves to win literary prizes. It's vivid, pacy, taut but so very moving. It's written with enormous compassion and I LOVED the character of Sally, my heart absolutely broke for her. This novel feels *different*, it seems to me that it defies categorisation. It's dark certainly and the ending is chilling yet it's written with incredible heart’ MARIAN KEYES

‘It creeped me out (in a good way). Think Room and The Collector but add a dazzling/unique main character and encroaching dread. Terrific' IAN RANKIN

‘Liz Nugent has outdone herself. Twisted and twisty, dark and gripping, no one is going to forget Sally Diamond in a hurry!’ GRAHAM NORTON

‘A masterpiece’ FIONA CUMMINS

‘Twisted, shocking, and very, very, dark, Liz Nugent has created a character for the ages in Strange Sally Diamond’ LOUISE O’NEILL

‘It’s compassionate and challenging, letting us imagine the lives that are forgotten when the news cycle moves on . . . a very special book’ VAL MCDERMID

‘One of the most original, and spine-tingling books I’ve read in ages, Liz Nugent’s Strange Sally Diamond draws you in to the close, claustrophobic world of rural Ireland and the life of an emotionally withdrawn woman whose dark, hidden past is coming back to haunt her. Crackling with tension, this book with have you turning the pages late into the night. An absolute triumph’ ABIR MUKHERJEE