The Vanishing of Margaret Small

<p'An <bevocative</b, <bendearing</b, <bentertaining </band thoroughly delicious character portrait and a terrific first novel' - Donal MacIntyre, TV presenter<br<br'A <btender</b, <bthought-provoking</band totally gripping novel from a wonderful storyteller...deserves to be a huge hit!' - Matt Cain, author of <iThe Secret Life of Albert Entwistle</i<br<br<bMeet Margaret Small</b: 75, plain spoken, Whitstable native and a Cilla Black super fan. Shortly after the death of her idol, Margaret begins receiving sums of money in the post, signed simply 'C'.<br<brShe is <iconvinced </iit must be Cilla, but how can it be? To solve the mystery of her benefactor Margaret must go back in her memories almost 70 years, to the time when she was 'vanished' to a long-stay institution for children with learning disabilities.<br<brAn absorbing and page-turning mystery with a dual timeline, <iThe Vanishing of Margaret Small</itakes readers into a fascinating past, and introduces an unforgettable literary heroine.<br<br<bPerfect for fans of Libby Page and Gail Honeyman.</b<br<br<bPraise for <iThe Vanishing of Margaret Small:</i<br</b<br'A <bcaptivating</band <bcharming</bstory' - Imogen Clark<br<br'<bFunny</b, <bsad</band <buplifting</ball at once' - Frances Quinn<br<br'<bA beautiful story</bof human spirit and its power to thrive against the odds' - Anstey Harris<br<br'A fantastic, feel-good story . . . rich in nostalgia and <ba joy to read</b' - Matson Taylor<br<br'<bBeautifully observed</band <bpoignant</b. An outstanding debut.' Alex Brown<br<br'<bCompelling </band <bauthentic</b. . . Margaret's story is quiet but her voice is mighty' - Julietta Henderson</p