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A century-old diary points to the truth behind a notorious murder, if only its writer’s granddaughter can unlock its riddles
Lonely, ignored by her husband, a stranger in a strange land, Asta Westerby turns to her diary for comfort shortly after moving from Denmark to East London. Starting in 1905, she records the details of her new life and the development of her newborn daughter, Swanny. In the end, her journal spans five decades and becomes a literary sensation, offering an intimate view of an Edwardian life. But though the diaries are well known, few are acquainted with the dark tale hidden in their deleted passages.
Asta’s Book is at once a crime novel, a historical romance, and a psychological portrait told through the diary itself and through the voice of Ann, the granddaughter bent on unlocking the diary’s excised mystery.
Review“For a good, absorbing, well-told story, you could hardly better the unveiling of Asta’s secret.”—The Sunday Times
“A double detective story . . . obsessively readable.”—The Sunday Telegraph
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