The Imposter

They say you can´t choose your family . . . But what if they´re wrong? Chloe lives a quiet life. Working as a newspaper archivist in the day and taking care of her nan in the evening, she´s happy simply to read about the lives of others as she files the news clippings from the safety of her desk. But there´s one story that she can´t stop thinking about. The case of Angie Kyle - a girl, Chloe´s age, who went missing as a child. A girl whose parents never gave up hope. When Chloe´s nan is moved into care, leaving Chloe on the brink of homelessness, she takes a desperate step: answering an ad to be a lodger in the missing girl´s family home. It could be the perfect opportunity to get closer to the story she´s read so much about. But it´s not long until she realizes this couple isn´t all they seem. In a house where everyone has something to hide, is it possible to get too close? Anna Wharton´s debut, The Imposter, is a thought-provoking story of obsession, loneliness and the lies we tell ourselves in order to live with ourselves. ´Evocative and compelling´ - Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend and The Last Wife