The Child's Child
by:
Barbara Vine (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780241963579 (0241963575)
Publish date: February 13th 2014
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 288
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...