March 6, 2016
‘This compelling story… reveals the secrets of a group of women whose pasts are strangely connected.’
The Best New Fiction
The Other Mrs Walker
Mary Paulson-Ellis
Mantle £12.99
Margaret Penny is at the end of her emotional tether when she heads home to the scratchy solace of her elderly mum’s flat. Things take a turn for the mysterious when she’s employed by the Office for Lost People, tasked with discovering the identity of a dead woman, Mrs Walker. This compelling story, set from 1921 to 2011, reveals the secrets of a group of women whose pasts are strangely connected.