No Child of Mine (Random House Reader's Circle) - Softcover

Lewis, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345547756 ISBN 13: 9780345547750

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2013

Synopsis

From internationally bestselling British author Susan Lewis comes an unflinching, thoroughly suspenseful novel--perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult--about the darkest secrets a family can hide.

Alex Lake's life is centered on helping people. Her job as a social worker in a British seaside town is more than a career: It's the very essence of who she is. And though there are frustrations, Alex takes to heart the rewards of placing a child in a safe and loving home. But when she encounters three-year-old Ottilie Wade, Alex is completely unprepared for the effect the sweet, shy little girl has on her. Though on the surface Ottilie seems to want for nothing--she's perfectly healthy and lives in a very nice home--she's mysteriously silent and asocial. Alex knows that something is not right in the Wade house. And the deeper she looks into the case, the more Alex comes to feel that she and Ottilie are being drawn together by fate.

As disturbing evidence mounts and Alex's superiors seem unwilling to help, Alex knows she will have to risk everything--her job and the life she loves--to save Ottilie. But Alex will also have to wrestle the demons of her own past before she can secure a future for this child in need.

Praise for No Child of Mine

"Spellbinding . . . The atmosphere grows more intense with the turn of each page, right up to the dramatic climax."--Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

"Susan Lewis's storyline is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. . . . Susan writes with sensitivity, compassion and hope."--Fresh Fiction

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Review:

"Spellbinding . . . The atmosphere grows more intense with the turn of each page, right up to the dramatic climax."--Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

"Susan Lewis's storyline is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. . . . Susan writes with sensitivity, compassion and hope."--Fresh Fiction

Book Description:

What if you knew a child was in danger - and no one believed you? The powerful new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0345547756
• ISBN 13: 9780345547750
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560