Some novels hold you in their spell and never let you go…Unravel the mystery of The Lost Child. Read the heartwrenching new novel from the author of the international bestseller The Girl in the Letter, Emily Gunnis.A tragic death. A missing baby. A long-kept secret… 1960. Thirteen-year-old Rebecca and her mother live in fear of Rebecca’s father’s violent temper. As a storm batters Seaview … live in fear of Rebecca’s father’s violent temper. As a storm batters Seaview Cottage one night, Rebecca hears a visitor at the door and an argument ensues. By the time the police arrive, the visitor has fled and both Rebecca’s parents are dead. No one believes Rebecca’s story that she heard a stranger downstairs…
2014. Iris, a journalist, is sent to cover the story of a new mother on the run with her desperately ill baby, as the police race against time to find them. When the trail leads back to Seaview Cottage, the childhood home of Iris’s own mother, Rebecca, Iris must unravel the events of the night Rebecca is desperate to forget for Seaview Cottage to give up its secrets.
Readers adore the novels of Emily Gunnis…
‘Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking. A novel that stays with you’ Sophie Kinsella
‘Truly hard to put down. Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times – all hallmarks of a bestseller’ Lesley Pearse
‘A pacy, heartrending read’ S magazine, Sunday Express
‘As moving as it is disturbing. A real triumph’ Woman & Home
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I am still wiping the tears away; this is such an emotional, moving and heart-wrenching story.
Thirteen year old Rebecca witnesses her father beating her mother to death.
Forward to the present day, Rebecca’s daughter Jessie escapes from hospital with her newborn daughter.
This brilliantly written time-slip is full of secrets, lies and surprises, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
When I started this book, I did not realize it would hook me so much so that I could not stop reading this unputdownable thriller. This was an absolute fabulous read I LOVED!
from the opening scene, I was already blown with the tragedy of the situation as viewed by a thirteen year old Rebecca witnessing an unspeakable tragedy. The writing and pacing were so well done with the point of views of multiple main characters and one character whose identity will soon be revealed in a shocking twist in the end. But that is not the only twist you will be shocked by reading this book. Gunnis gifts thriller fans little nuggets of clues throughout the story in an exceptionally well done story that moves from the past to the near present time.
Besides being an amazing edge of your seat domestic thriller, the book deftly portrayed post WWII PTSD, the role of women in these abusive relationships, love of a mother, families and their dysfunctions, secrets and omissions, and the way mental health was handled in medical historical perspective.
I highly recommend this book for domestic thriller fans. It’s absolutely a wonderful novel.
Also, I want to take the time to appreciate the gorgeous cover of this novel. It’s simply breathtaking!
The story was tense and involving.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Spanning from just after WW II until 2014, this is the story of a family torn apart by secrets and devastating circumstances. The books goes back and forth between the 1940’s and 2014. The author accomplished this beautifully and I found myself reading far longer than I had intended to each time I picked up the book.
This book was interesting. Unpredictable.
This is a breathtaking and heartbreaking story of the undying love a mother has for her child. Harriet was the private maid to Mrs. Cecilia Barton. Cecilia is a gorgeous young society wife who finds herself in a loveless marriage. Harriet is married to Jacob, the love of her life who comes back from Normandy with a horrible case of PTSD. Rebecca is Harriet’s devoted daughter. Now grown with her own two daughters, Rebecca is faced with a crisis in both of their lives. Iris cannot get pregnant and Jessie suffers from postpartum psychosis. Written with poignancy and compassion, this is a story spanning three generations of strong women who overcome insurmountable obstacles in order to survive a harsh world. Fans of women’s literature will applaud this author’s efforts to deal with such difficult topics in such a forthright and empathetic manner.
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A little hard to follow at first, but the story is intriguing.