# A Stranger City

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- Book: [A Stranger City](https://www.bookquiver.com/linda-grant/a-stranger-city) ([A Stranger City.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/linda-grant/a-stranger-city.md))
- Authors: [Linda Grant](https://www.bookquiver.com/linda-grant)
- Publisher: virago
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4901-047-2
- Published: 2019-05-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

WINNER OF THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2020 When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins a search for a missing woman. A policeman, a documentary film-maker and an Irish nurse named Chrissie all respond to the death of the unknown woman in their own ways. London is a place of random meetings, shifting relationships - and some, like Chrissie, intersect with many. The wonderful Linda Grant weaves a tale around ideas of home; how London can be a place of exile or expulsion, how home can be a physical place or an idea, how all our lives intersect. 'Reminds us of the depth and strength of the communities that are our beloved London. Thank you' Philippe Sands 'There's a Dickensian quality to the opening scene and yet it's one of the most bitingly contemporary publications of the year - a shifting, polyphonic narrative' Hephzibah Anderson, Mail on Sunday 'There is a richness in this novel, found in a migrant experience that is deeply embedded rather than distinct from its environment... a compelling read' Jake Arnott, Guardian 'The novel is fleet-footed... the way even the minor characters flare into life gives the novel richness and depth... a novel fit for shifting, uncertain times' Suzi Feay, Financial Times