The Stolen Marriage : A Twisting, Turning, Heartbreaking Mystery

A young woman must unravel her husband's secrets and win over a hostile community in 1940s North Carolina, in this gripping mystery.

<p><b>'Fans of Jodi Picoult's style will love how Diane Chamberlain writes' &ndash; <i>Candis.</i></b><br><br><b>Set in 1940s America, <i>The Stolen Marriage</i> is a compelling mystery novel about a young woman trapped in her marriage. From Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of <i>The Silent Sister </i>and <i>The Last House on the Street</i>.</b><br><br>In 1944, Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life, marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina. Her new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night &ndash; and Tess quickly comes to realize that she is now trapped in a strange and loveless marriage.<br><br>The people of Hickory love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not?<br><br>When a polio epidemic strikes the town, taking the lives of some of its children, the townspeople band together to quickly build a polio hospital. Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry&rsquo;s wishes and begins to work at the hospital.<br><br>As Henry&rsquo;s actions grow more baffling and alarming by the day, can Tess untangle her husband&rsquo;s mysterious behaviour &ndash; and save her own life?<br><br><b>'I love Diane's writing' &ndash; Cathy Kelly, author of <i>The Year That Changed Everything</i></b></p>