A little girl went missing years ago. That child is you. A dark and gripping debut psychological thriller that won the 2017 Victorian Premier's Literary Award, previously won by THE DRY and THE ROSIE PROJECT. 'Nervy, soulful, genuinely surprising' A. J. Finn, bestselling author THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW 'One of the best books I have ever read' ***** 'Well wow! I didn't see THAT twist coming!!' ***** ...
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A little girl went missing years ago. That child is you. A dark and gripping debut psychological thriller that won the 2017 Victorian Premier's Literary Award, previously won by THE DRY and THE ROSIE PROJECT. 'Nervy, soulful, genuinely surprising' A. J. Finn, bestselling author THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW 'One of the best books I have ever read' ***** 'Well wow! I didn't see THAT twist coming!!' ***** 'I lost sleep over this book' ***** A child was stolen twenty years ago Little Sammy Went vanishes from her home in Manson, Kentucky - an event that devastates her family and tears apart the town's deeply religious community. And somehow that missing girl is you Kim Leamy, an Australian photographer, is approached by a stranger who turns her world upside down - he claims she is the kidnapped Sammy and that everything she knows about herself is based on a lie. How far will you go to uncover the truth? In search of answers, Kim returns to the remote town of Sammy's childhood to face up to the ghosts of her early life. But the deeper she digs into her family background the more secrets she uncovers... and the closer she gets to confronting the trauma of her dark and twisted past.
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When Kim is confronted by a man who claims to be her brother, telling her he thinks she is his kidnapped sister her whole life is turned upside-down. Who is she really and who can she trust?
I'm really torn in writing this review because on paper The Nowhere Child is a really good book. It has an interesting plot with lots of twists and turns, the story is told through alternating chapters of past and present which drip feeds you all the information you need through different narrators. The backdrop is a good picture of grungy, small town living, destructive family dynamics and weird cults mixed in with a mystery story of what happened to Sammy Went. In all ways I should have really enjoyed it but in actuality I just found it a little bland and forgettable. It's taken me ages to write this review because I didn't really know what to say. It kept me entertained for 3 days while I read it but I wasn't hanging on every word or staying up until late at night and tearing through the pages like I usually do for a book that really grabs me. It was just missing a certain spark to light my imagination; perhaps because I didn't really feel much for the characters which made me less invested in the plot.
Overall I found The Nowhere Child to be an okay read, it was just missing a certain something to make it truly special. Thank you to NetGalley & Harper Collins UK for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
