Note: The review below was taken directly from my Goodreads account. I wanted to like this book because it had the makings of something I would like (Britain, a terrorist attack and the aftermath as seen through the eyes of a victim), but also because my friend recommended it to me and we usually ...
Chris Cleave gained a lot of attention and acclaim for his book Little Bee. However, this came out before, and is a better book. Cleave pulls off the "grieving mother" extraordinarily well. I was captivated and horrified, and found it impossible to put the book down. I simply had to see how this wom...