The Lying Guest
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The Lying Guest
When Dr Anika's patient dies on the operating table and the media pick up on Anika's parasomnia, she has no choice but to escape to Sri Lanka. But returning to her past means facing it too, and Anika needs to be careful of who she can trust...
You don't know her, but she's watching you...
Hardworking and overworked, Anika is a talented surgeon at a London hospital. It's been some time since she's had a decent night's sleep, let alone a holiday. Not ideal for someone with parasomnia - a rare, often stress-induced, condition that causes sleepwalking blackouts.
When a patient dies on her operating table, important people start asking questions and the media turns against her with zeal. She quickly becomes a pariah at work, shafted to endless night shifts and then on suspended leave.
It seems her only respite is to escape on a conveniently all-expenses-paid housesitting gig in Sri Lanka and keep a low profile until the drama passes and the verdict on her case - and career as a surgeon - is decided.
Despite everything, she's excited to visit the place she used to summer as a child. But what should be a restorative beach break is really a trip back into a murky, haunted past, which has been waiting for her all along.
Will she finally wake up to face her troubles? Or is she cursed to sleepwalk through life?
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781787304512
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 March 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Harvill Secker
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 233.0mm
Weight: 429g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Mahi Cheshire was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in London. She works as a GP and has a degree in Psychology. She loves travelling, kundalini yoga and boxing, all of which provide inspiration for her writing. She lives in London with her husband and daughter.
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