The Guilty Heart

by Julie Parsons

Book Overview

Whilst Nick spent an afternoon in bed with his neighbour, his son Owen went missing and was never found. Now, ten years later, he has returned from the USA with a desire to assuage his guilt and face... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0330488880
• ISBN13: 9780330488884
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.9" x 4.4"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating but disturbing...

Trawling through my bookshelf I stumbled across this last Saturday morning, and didn't remember even buying it! I'm glad I did. This moving and disturbing story tells the tale of Owen Cassidy, an 8 year old who disappeared from his home one Halloween and was never seen again. It's about his father Nick, who has been in self-imposed exile from his wife Susan, who comes home for the 10 year anniversary of his son's disappearance. It's about Min, the rookie guard who has never forgotten her first major case, and her struggle following the unexpected death of her husband to cope with her job and her young twin sons. And it's about the other people affected by Owen's life and disappearance. I couldn't put this one down, finishing the book in the wee small hours of Sunday morning. Not a pleasant read, by any stretch of the imagination, as the subject matter is frank and disturbing. Adultery, lies, mental illness, child abuse, paedophilia and loss and sorrow. I'm busy hunting down more from this new to me author...