Dear Child

The twisty thriller that starts where others end

De: Romy Hausmann, Jamie Bulloch - translator

Narrado por: Jane Collingwood, Nicky Diss, Simon Slater

YOU ESCAPED. BUT HE WILL NEVER LET YOU GO.

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'Chilling, original and mesmerising. Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with' David Baldacci
'A peerless exercise in suspense' Financial Times
'Claustrophobic, terrifying and fiercely compelling' Daily Mail
'Disturbingly good' Lesley Kara
'Gripping, suspenseful and beautifully written' Jo Spain

A windowless shack in the woods. Lena's life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have a mother to look after them.

One day Lena manages to flee - but the nightmare continues. It seems as if her tormentor wants to get back what belongs to him. And then there is the question whether she really is the woman called 'Lena', who disappeared without a trace over thirteen years ago. The police and Lena's family are all desperately trying to piece together a puzzle that doesn't quite seem to fit.

'Will haunt you long after the last page' Alice Feeney
'Keeps you guessing' Sunday Express
'Intelligent and original' Sunday Independent
'Outstanding' Publishers Weekly
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A chilling, original and mesmerizing work. Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can't stop reading

A peerless exercise in suspense . . . Whether treated as a study in trauma and identity or a dark, well-crafted crime narrative from multiple perspectives, it is a nail-biting fare

Claustrophobic, terrifying and fiercely compelling, this is heartbreaking

Dear Child is an accomplished thriller, beautifully written, intriguing and very compelling

I read Dear Child in one sitting, holding my breath. Such a gripping, suspenseful and beautifully written debut. I loved it!

Hausmann makes you care about her characters even while they keep you guessing

Told from multiple viewpoints which gives a satisfying complexity . . . An intelligent and original book

Equal parts mystery, thriller and family story . . . [A] tantalizingly disturbing debut . . . the overall experience is as enthralling as it is thought-provoking. Hausmann creates a dark solar system studded with twinkling stars . . .
At the core of Dear Child is the constant hope that characters will be drawn back to people who mean the most to them, no matter how far apart they've been pulled. That glint of optimism is the light guiding readers as they fly through this book

German bestseller Dear Child by Romy Hausmann is tipped to be one of the UK's must-reads of the summer

Nothing is quite what it seems in this mesmerising debut

One of the best thrillers I've read this year. Flawlessly plotted with a pace that refuses to let the reader come up for air - not that you'd want to

Wow! Such a disturbingly good read. Romy's knack of getting under a character's skin is impressive. I loved it

If you read only one thriller this year, choose this one. Room meets Gone Girl in this gripping novel, which will haunt you long after the last page

Outstanding . . . The multiple points of view and numerous plot twists sustain the breakneck pacing, but the book's real power lies in the author's insightful and sensitive portrayal of the characters involved in the tragedy. This darkly disturbing thriller definitely marks Hausmann as a writer to watch.

A mesmerising and flawlessly plotted debut

Scary and creepy but also too much information and angles

As the author tells in the end of her book, she likes complexity in books, so she writes in the same manner. For me it was too much everything. The story idea wasn’t new. But overall it was a good entertainment!