Yet he ultimately rose above it all, and with admirable strength, courage and innate resilience, was finally able to 'free the regular boy within' as he had always wanted. When considering the tragedy and abuse of Malcolm's wasted earlier years, it is a story of immeasurable sadness. We followed Malcolm's story from childhood to adulthood as best we could even after he was eventually discharged back into the community. He was one of the 'lost children' forgotten or abandoned by their families. As a child I knew Malcolm, who was then a young man, since Dad often invited him home for meals. THIS IS AN EXTRA LARGE PRINT COPY PAPERBACK - SHOULD YOU REQUIRE NORMAL SIZE PLEASE SEARCH OTHER SIZE OPTION.So what or who is she running from?Īnd which of the villagers know the full story, and who’s not telling the whole truth? This is a comprehensive read, a real psychological thriller, and deserves readers who appreciate those combined quality. So we have two missing children? Yet no one has claimed the other.Īnnie’s mother is living under a false name. But is that child Annie? The mother insists it is not.
Sure, her shoe is found on the foot of a dead child. We first have Annie, the little girl who has disappeared. As in her other book, The Dry, Nolen carries the story along at a steady pace. This story is not as simple as it may first appear.
The colloquialisms, and, of course, the plots within plots, held me there. Nolen’s eloquent writing and jam-packed descriptions of the old English villages, of Cornwall, Devon, and Wales drew me right in. I would have to say it’s the best I have read for some time. Truly a love story, and a really cosy read as well.Ī most compelling read. So authenticity shines through the pages. The relationships between Alison, Peter, Claire and their family and friends read as genuine. And the cameo shot of running a B&B in South Africa made me feel at home. There was so much in the way the characters spoke and acted that reminded me of my younger life. I thought I knew where it was heading, but then I didn’t. This story is a gentle romance with building intrigue. There’s no need for gore and ribald descriptions for a true romance to work. I am hooked on Lesley’s delicate writing style.
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