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Dear Child

By: Romy Hausmann
Narrated by: Nicky Diss, Jane Collingwood, Simon Slater
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YOU ESCAPED. BUT HE WILL NEVER LET YOU GO.

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'Chilling, original and mesmerising. Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with' David Baldacci
'A peerless exercise in suspense' Financial Times
'Claustrophobic, terrifying and fiercely compelling' Daily Mail
'Disturbingly good' Lesley Kara
'Gripping, suspenseful and beautifully written' Jo Spain

A windowless shack in the woods. Lena's life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have a mother to look after them.

One day Lena manages to flee - but the nightmare continues. It seems as if her tormentor wants to get back what belongs to him. And then there is the question whether she really is the woman called 'Lena', who disappeared without a trace over thirteen years ago. The police and Lena's family are all desperately trying to piece together a puzzle that doesn't quite seem to fit.

'Will haunt you long after the last page' Alice Feeney
'Keeps you guessing' Sunday Express
'Intelligent and original' Sunday Independent
'Outstanding' Publishers Weekly

©2020 Jamie Bulloch, DTV Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG (P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited
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Scary and creepy but also too much information and angles

As the author tells in the end of her book, she likes complexity in books, so she writes in the same manner. For me it was too much everything. The story idea wasn’t new. But overall it was a good entertainment!

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