The Woman Who Ran
By (Author) Sam Baker
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
19th September 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Paperback
416
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
290g
Wildly gripping and unputdownable. This is a brilliant book Marian Keyes
She cant remember. But someone else can.
What is making Helen Graham so jumpy and evasive Newly arrived in a tiny Yorkshire village, she finds the locals curiosity her worst nightmare.
Looking over her shoulder every day, she tries to piece together her past before it can catch up with her. But with everything she knows in fragments, from her marriage to her career as a war photographer, how can she work out who to trust and what to believe Most days she can barely remember who she is
She can run. But can she hide
Praise for The Woman Who Ran:
Disquieting, thought-provoking keeps twisting and turning as it hurtles towards a hair-raising climax
Guardian
Clever and absorbing
Stylist
'Superbly executed, with a creeping sense of dread that builds to an explosive finish' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go
A fast-paced thriller I tore through this. Sunday Times
Disquieting, thought-provokingkeeps twisting and turning as it hurtles towards a hair-raising climax Guardian
Tension, terror and plenty of twists give this thriller unstoppable momentum Woman & Home
Dark and compelling Sun on Sunday
Compulsive, dramatic and hypnoticvery frightening, very well told. Highly recommended' lovereading.co.uk
The tone is dark, the air of menace is constanta haunting, tense thriller The Debrief
Baker evokes the minatory setting with real panache and excels above all at orchestrating the steadily rising tension Financial Times
I really, really loved itUtterly gripping Kate Mosse
Vivid, atmospheric I loved curling up with it Renee Knight, author of Disclaimer
Clever and gripping with an ending so tense I was holding my breath Claire Douglas, author of The Sisters
Wildly gripping and unputdownable. This is a brilliant book Marian Keyes
Loved @sambaker's The Woman Who Ran. Completely new voice, and honest, compelling depiction of domestic violence and why women stay. Jojo Moyes
Sam Baker grew up in Hampshire and after a degree in politics at Birmingham University became a journalist, going on to edit some of the UK's biggest magazines. For six years she was Editor in Chief of Red magazine, where she set up the Red Hot Women Awards recognising achievement across politics, science, tech, the arts, media and charity, as well as championing support for Refuge, the charity for victims of domestic abuse. In 2015 she co-founded and launched The Pool with Lauren Laverne, the online platform that makes inspiring and original content for busy women. Sam is married to the novelist Jon Courtenay Grimwood and lives in Winchester. When shes not working or writing she escapes by devouring crime novels or watching box sets.