The Wrong Child

By Barry Gornell

Book Overview

What if your child committed murder? When tragedy strikes in a small Scottish village, everyone in the community is affected. Most people believe one child is to blame for what happened. But could a young boy really be responsible? And what lengths will his parents go to protect him? THE WRONG CHILD is the most thought-provoking novel of 2018, perfect for fans of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN by Lionel Shriver and MY ABSOLUTE DARLING by Gabriel Tallent. **************** READERS ARE CALLING THE WRONG CHILD 'UNFORGETTABLE': 'Amazing' - Amazon 5* review ' A great page-turner! ' Amazon 5* review 'Hopefully it will receive the wider audience it so richly deserves' - Amazon 5* review 'Challenges your notions and ideals of morality' - Amazon review 'Will stick with you long after you finish it!' Amazon review **************** What the critics are saying about THE WRONG CHILD: 'A thought-provoking read' - THE SUN 'Genuinely gripping' - THE HERALD 'A study of guilt and grief' - DAILY MAIL 'Brilliant, but dark as hell' - METRO 'Astonishing' - PSYCHOLOGIES 'So visceral it seeps into your pores' - DAILY RECORD 'Stunning. Macabre, unsettling and beautifully poetic' - BRIAN CONAGHAN, Costa Award winning author

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409171825
• ISBN13: 9781409171829
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Orion
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"