Jennifer White can't remember whether she murdered her best friend


Dr Jennifer White, a once brilliant surgeon, is slowly losing her mind.

Amanda, her best friend, is found stabbed to death. Four of her fingers have been expertly removed.

Suspicion immediately falls on Jennifer.

How can she prove her innocence when even she doesn't know if she's the murderer?

Winner of the Wellcome Trust Book Prize and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger - Turn of Mind is a stunning debut novel about a woman with Alzheimers who is accused of murdering her best friend

About the Author
Alice LaPlante is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, and teaches writing there as well as at San Francisco State University. She has been published in Epoch, Southwest Review and other literary journals, and her non-fiction has appeared in Forbes ASAP, Discover and Business Week. She has written four books of non-fiction. Turn of Mind is her first novel.

Reviews
Wonderful. This harrowing exploration of the slow disintegration of the mind is deeply touching and utterly heartbreaking, while also being a compelling page-turner. I loved it -- S.J. Watson, author of 'Before I Go to Sleep'
A spiralling descent into loss and deceit that leaves the reader breathless. Chilling, memorable and heartbreaking -- Val McDermid
Unforgettable * Observer *
Haunting and original * New York Times Book Review *
Really terrific - ambitious, clever and human -- Nicci French


Awards
Winner of Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2011.



Book Information
ISBN 9780099553663
Author Alice LaPlante
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 224g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 20mm