No Child of Mine
of Susan Lewis
Series: No Child of Mine #1
Description
From internationally bestselling British author Susan Lewis comes an unflinching, thoroughly suspenseful novelâperfect for readers of Jodi Picoultâabout the darkest secrets a family can hide. Â Alex Lakeâs life is centered on helping people. Her job as a social worker in a British seaside town is more than a career: Itâs 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 nothingâsheâs perfectly healthy and lives in a very nice homeâsheâs 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. Â As disturbing evidence mounts and Alexâs superiors seem unwilling to help, Alex knows she will have to risk everythingâher job and the life she lovesâto 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.Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Readerâs Circle for author chats and more.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 560 pages
- Publisher Ballantine Books
- Publication Date May 14th 2013
- First Publication 07/05/12
- Language English
- ISBN 9780345547750
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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