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Adjoa Andoh
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Mel McGrath
Imagine your doorbell rings in the middle of the night.
You open the door to the police.
With them is your husband's eleven-year-old love child. A daughter you never knew he had.
Her mother has been found dead in their south London flat.
She has nowhere else to go.
Would you take her in?
Compulsive, dark and devastating, Give Me the Child is a uniquely skilful thriller with an unforgettable twist.
©2017 Mel McGrath (P)2017 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...




















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A mesmerizing and terrifying story
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Cat Lupo, forensic psychiatrist and leading researcher of childhood psychopathic disorders, has a problem on her hands. The police have shown up at her door in the middle of the night, accompanied by an 11 year old child named Ruby Winter. Ruby's mother has died in a freak accident, and Cat's husband Tom's name is on the girl's birth certificate. Suddenly, Cat and Tom are adding a second daughter to their family, a half-sister to their sweet and sheltered daughter Freya, who is also 11. But 'happy families' this is not. Things start to go missing from the house; Freya starts withdrawing and acting secretive and not in a healthy way forming a friendship with Ruby; the girl is horrendously rude to Cat, who can barely hide her own dislike; and Tom is getting more and more defensive about Ruby, and Cat starts to wonder what is going on behind the thin veneer of her seemingly happy marriage. Cat had an episode of psychosis herself when pregnant with Freya, which quickly resolved when she had the baby and no harm befell anyone. But the stigma follows her around like a phantom, and when Cat questions Ruby's behavior, it's Cat whose mental state gets scrutinized- and now Cat isn't sure if she can trust those she loves the most. Add in some serious work stress, and you are in for a roller coaster ride!
This book is very well written, intuitive and intelligent. The author describes Cat's own feelings as well as the children she deals with who have various forms of mental illness and disorders with sensitivity and insight. These parts of the story were very interesting and shed light on a subject that I was not familiar with- that is, severe personality disorders in young children. The dichotomy between Cat at home and Dr. Lupo at work was quite well done also. We see her struggle to balance the weight of the personal crisis in her family with the stress of workplace politics especially for an institute relying on grant money, and the upper crust of society who holds the pursestrings.
Cat will stop at nothing to protect her daughter Freya. Readers will love her spirit and her absolute focus on fighting for what is most important. Added to this is a host of great supporting characters, who each lend a hand to help her get to the ugly but necessary truth at the heart of Ruby's story.
This is truly a great read- I enjoyed it so much I couldn't put it down, and finished it on a roll in one weekend. Highly recommended!
Give Me the Child will give you a heck of a read!
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Wow! An audictive listen from the very beginning!
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Brilliant
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Loved this story
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I really enjoyed this narrator too!
Great author....
Thoroughly enjoyed...
Okay!
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Lots of surprises and twists keep the story moving and an ending that is heart pounding. This is a winner and would make a fantastic movie!
Best I’ve read in some time
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Would you listen to Give Me the Child again? Why?
Forgive me for not writing a review in question and answer form. (It's one of the reasons I rarely submit written reviews of Audible.com books. Note to Audible: please change this!) Anyway, Give Me the Child is a heart-stopper of a book. Narration is SUPERB. I fully recommend it. I could barely stop listening to it. I rely on my audio books to keep me company during long drives to and from work each day. This book was so gripping that I hated to arrive at my destination, to have to leave it until it was time to go home again. The writing is beautiful, and the narrator does a magnificent job. Of course, I've given it five stars for every aspect.Fabulous!
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Loved the Narration
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slow start but enjoyed it in the end.
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