Small Town Girl

Love, Lies and the Undercover Police

Donna McLean author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Published:2nd Feb '23

Should be back in stock very soon

Small Town Girl cover

'Utterly compelling from the first page' - Kerry Hudson

'Gripping . . . this is one not to miss' - Irish Times

For two years, Donna McLean lived a life of bliss with her boyfriend, Carlo. But her great love story wasn't just built on lies - it was one. Because Carlo wasn't a bike-obsessed Italian locksmith at all; he was a British police officer, part of a unit that had worked undercover for years to infiltrate activist groups across the country. More than twenty of those officers deliberately targeted women and duped them into relationships, posing as socialists, environmental campaigners and union reps, before vanishing without a trace.

Small Town Girl is Donna's shattering story of a life turned upside down overnight, and her reclamation of a truth that was shamelessly buried by those who should be protecting the most vulnerable in society.

'Mind-blowing, gut-wrenching, shocking and beautifully written' - Chris Atkins

ISBN: 9781529379877

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 18mm

Weight: 160g

224 pages