Before the Storm
What if your child was accused of mass murder?When the local church is razed to the ground, dozens of trapped children manage to escape – many helped by fifteen-year-old Andy Lockwood. Born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Andy is more like a little boy that a teenager, but in the eyes of...
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What if your child was accused of mass murder?When the local church is razed to the ground, dozens of trapped children manage to escape – many helped by fifteen-year-old Andy Lockwood. Born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Andy is more like a little boy that a teenager, but in the eyes of the people he saved, he’s a hero. Laurel lost her son once through neglect and has spent the rest of her life determined to make up for her mistakes. Yet when suspicion of arson is cast upon Andy, Laurel must ask herself how well she really knows her son – and how far she’ll go to protect him.For fans of JODI PICOULT, this is a must read.“An excellent book, well written and thoroughly gripping. Highly recommended.” Newbooks on The Lost Daughter “Diane Chamberlain is a marvellously gifted author. Every book she writes is a gem.” Literary Times From the author of...Breaking the SilenceThe Lost DaughterThe Bay at MidnightSecrets She Left BehindThe Lies We ToldThe Midwife's ConfessionThe Shadow WifeKeeper of the Light
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B003MZ0GRM
Publish date: June 1st 2010
Publisher: Mira
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Series: Before The Storm (#1)
This novel is very like Jodi Picoult - which is no problem for me at all - but much less tied up in the legal ramifications than Picoult sometimes gets. So this leaves far more quality time with the family, their relationships and how they cope with the disasters facing them. Not to mention the shif...
To moje pierwsze "spotkanie" z twórczością Diane Chamberlain, ale jeśli reszta jaj książek jest tak dobrze, spójnie i ciekawie napisana, to będę fanka tej Pani. Jak opisać książkę "Prawo matki"? Może tak młoda kobieta spotyka młodego mężczyznę zakochują się, pobierają i tworzą rodzinę. Na świecie po...
Wspaniała książka. Nie mogłam się od niej oderwać. Postacie idealnie dopracowane, a historia trzyma w napięciu do ostatniej strony. Praktycznie do samego końca nie wiedziałam kto odpowiada za pożar. Książka pokazuje jak w ciągu chwili można popełnić błąd, jakie mogą być tego konsekwencje, czasami ba...
What a story the author has woven. I was amazed at all the twists and the turns that have come and gone in this book. When you think you know where it’s headed, there’s another curve thrown at you.This is the second book of Diane Chamberlain I've read. Again, not a disappointment. This book is told ...