The Child's Child
by:
Barbara Vine (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781451694895 (145169489X)
ASIN: 145169489X
Publish date: December 4th 2012
Publisher: Scribner
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Not the best Vine/Rendell. Why the idea of literature and real life mirroring each other is good, the characters are flat, the mystery isn't really a mystery, and there isn't any suspense. The message is worthwhile, but meh to the book.
The Child’s Child is a complex psychological portrait of sibling relationships, young unmarried mothers and gay relationships across time, mixing up a thick stew of betrayal among family in the community. It illustrates that harrowing choices and consequences placed on those living outside society’s...