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“An old lady dies alone in a flat in Edinburgh, nothing left behind but a series of objects. An orange. An emerald dress. A brazil nut with the Ten Commandments etched in the shell. Nobody knows anything about her but her name: Mrs Walker”. Mary Paulson-Ellis’s debut novel, The Other Mrs Walker, stormed The Times’ bestseller list and rightly so. Its tight, descriptive prose, cleverly constructed interlocking plots, and the ability to force the reader into questioning their own family relationships has resulted in characters that fascinate and enthral. Its author, Mary Paulson-Ellis, tells DIVA about the journey her debut novel took her on.
The Other Mrs Walker is available now
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