The Name of the Sister | 
pickThere are so many layers to this short, compelling novel, I feel like I could read it 5 times and discover something new and different each time.
When a woman is found, battered and malnourished, on the side of the road near a small Australian town, she becomes "The Unknown Woman" - a sort of cipher for the fragile hopes of too many who have lost a loved one.
Cont'd in comments
TheKidUpstairs Angie is a freelance journalist in a dwindling marriage who turns her attention to these left behind people in hopes of delivering a story without exploiting this damaged woman. Bev is her long-time best friend and a detective on the rise with Sydney's police force, seconded to the community of Broken Hill to find out where this woman came from. Cont'd in next comment 2w
TheKidUpstairs The result is a lot to pack into a small book; a literary story of loss, the stories we tell, and how society, community, and individuals treats trauma but also strong elements of an investigative thriller. It is, again, a lot, but in the end it all works, delivered with Jones' gift for gut-punch prose. 2w
squirrelbrain You‘ve read some great-sounding books recently! Also stacked. 2w
TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain I had such a great run of books at the cottage! The two you stacked were my favourites 😁 2w
CarolynM Must get to this one soon! Great review. 1w