Hello Stranger (Large Print / Library Binding)
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After a seizure leads to brain surgery to repair the same congenital condition that killed her mother, portrait artist Sadie Montgomery can no longer see faces. The pieces are there, but they no longer make sense - she can't recognize her best friend, her evil stepsister, her probably handsome veterinarian, or even her probably cute and definitely helpful neighbor - and she has scant weeks to paint a portrait in time for a portrait competition worth ten thousand dollars. Katherine Center does it again! She takes a condition that a surprising number of people cope with every day and turns it into a meditation on how we truly relate to each other - how do you recognize somebody, how can you trust your own instincts, when one major sense is taken away? You'll cry, you'll laugh, you might do a ton of research on prosopagnosia, and it's worth every minute.
— Rachel CopelandJuly 2023 Indie Next List
“Katherine Center has once again blown my mind with Hello Stranger. It’s uplifting, yet serious. It’s got heart, yet still manages to be funny. I have no doubt it’ll be one of my top recommended reads this summer!”
— Preet Singh, Eagle Eye Book Shop, Decatur, GA
About the Author
KATHERINE CENTE R is the New York Times bestselling author of laugh-and-cry novels about love and family, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and Happiness for Beginners. The movieadaptation of her novel The Lost Husband hit #1 on Netflix, and her books have made many best-of lists.She's been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron. The Dallas Morning News calls her stories"satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way," and BookPage calls her "the reigning queen of comfortreads." Katherine lives in Houston with her husband and two kids. Visit her website--and join her mailinglist--at katherinecenter.com.