
The Second Child
Caroline Bond(Author)
Atlantic Books (Publisher)
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-78649-334-7 (ISBN)
Description
It only takes a second to change a family forever...Why do you love your child? Is it because they're funny, kind or creative? Or is it simply because they're yours?Sarah and Phil love both their children.The couple have the same hopes and aspirations as any parent. But their expectations are shattered when they discover that their beloved Lauren has been born with a tiny genetic glitch that will shape her future, and theirs, irrevocably.Over time the family adapt and even thrive. Then one day a blood test result changes everything. Lauren is not Phil's child. Suddenly, their precious family is on the brink of destruction.But the truth they face is far more complex than infidelity. It tests their capacity to love, each other and their children, and it challenges the very idea of what makes - and what breaks - a family.
Reviews / Votes
I stayed up long into the night to finish The Second Child...a carefully crafted and utterly compelling tale of lost opportunity and impossible choices. * Amanda Brooke, bestselling author of THE AFFAIR *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78649-334-7 (9781786493347)
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Caroline Bond
The Second Child
A breath-taking debut novel about the bond of family and the limits of love
E-Book
03/2018
Corvus
€6.99
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Person
Caroline Bond was born in Scarborough and studied English at Oxford University before working as a market researcher for 25 years. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Leeds Trinity University, and lives in Leeds with her husband and three children. @Bond2Caroline