The Child : the clever, addictive, must-read Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2010) the next ridicule

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The Child : the clever, addictive, must-read Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2010) the next ridiculeWhen a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers its impossible to ignore. For one woman, its a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her. For another, it reveals the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered. And for the third, a journalist, its the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth. The Childs story will be