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The Second Child

Caroline Bond
3.91/5 (1045 ratings)
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Why do you love your child? Is it because they're a straight A student, a talented footballer? Or is it simply because they're yours?

Sarah and Phil love both their children, James and Lauren. The couple have the same hopes and aspirations as any parent. But their expectations are shattered when they discover that their perfect daughter has been born with a flaw; a tiny, but life-changing glitch that is destined to shape her future, and theirs, irrevocably.

Over time the family learn to adapt and even thrive. Then one day a blood test casts doubt on the very basis of their family. 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 and challenging than simple infidelity. It tests their capacity to love, each other and their children, and it raises the question of what makes - and what breaks - a family.

'A thoughtful, wrenching and, at times, tear-jerking novel.' -- Elizabeth Buchan

'I stayed up long into the night to finish The Second Child... a carefully crafted and utterly compelling tale.' -- Amanda Brooke
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
320 pages
Publication:
2018
Publisher:
Corvus
Edition:
Main
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1786493357
ISBN13:
9781786493354
kindle Asin:
B076C2TK23

The Second Child

Caroline Bond
3.91/5 (1045 ratings)
Read Download
Why do you love your child? Is it because they're a straight A student, a talented footballer? Or is it simply because they're yours?

Sarah and Phil love both their children, James and Lauren. The couple have the same hopes and aspirations as any parent. But their expectations are shattered when they discover that their perfect daughter has been born with a flaw; a tiny, but life-changing glitch that is destined to shape her future, and theirs, irrevocably.

Over time the family learn to adapt and even thrive. Then one day a blood test casts doubt on the very basis of their family. 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 and challenging than simple infidelity. It tests their capacity to love, each other and their children, and it raises the question of what makes - and what breaks - a family.

'A thoughtful, wrenching and, at times, tear-jerking novel.' -- Elizabeth Buchan

'I stayed up long into the night to finish The Second Child... a carefully crafted and utterly compelling tale.' -- Amanda Brooke
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
320 pages
Publication:
2018
Publisher:
Corvus
Edition:
Main
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1786493357
ISBN13:
9781786493354
kindle Asin:
B076C2TK23

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