Hello Stranger -- Katherine Center, Hardcover

The glorious new novel from the beloved author whose bright, hopelessly romantic New York Times bestsellers have been called "My perfect 10 of a book" (Emily Henry) and cheered for their "speedy pacing and sexual tension for miles" (People).

Love isn't blind, it's just a little blurry.

Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming . . . Literally! One minute she's celebrating the biggest achievement of her life―placing as a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition―the next, she's lying in a hospital bed diagnosed with a "probably temporary" condition known as face blindness. She can see, but every face she looks at is now a jumbled puzzle of disconnected features. Imagine trying to read a book upside down and in another language. This is Sadie's new reality with every face she sees.

But, as she struggles to cope, hang on to her artistic dream, work through major family issues, and take care of her beloved dog, Peanut, she falls into―love? Lust? A temporary obsession to distract from the real problems in her life?―with not one man but two very different ones. The timing couldn't be worse.

If only her life were a little more in focus, Sadie might be able to find her way. But perceiving anything clearly right now seems impossible. Even though there are things we can only find when we aren't looking. And there are people who show up when we least expect them. And there are always, always other ways of seeing.

Author: Katherine Center
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 07/11/2023
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781250283788

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2023 pg. 130
Publishers Weekly 05/01/2023
Booklist 06/01/2023 pg. 28
Shelf Awareness 07/14/2023

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 movie
adaptation 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 comfort
reads." Katherine lives in Houston with her husband and two kids. Visit her website--and join her mailing
list--at katherinecenter.com.