No Child of Mine

Alex Lake is a social worker, a job she’s particularly good at given her own tragic childhood.  But when she encounters three year old, Ottilie, she’s unable to convince her colleagues that Ottilie is in danger.  After all, Ottilie’s family is respectable and her father has a responsible position at the local school  But Alex is convinced Ottilie needs rescuing and so she makes a decision that will change everybody’s lives.  This is a real page turner but Lewis pulls no punches in describing the horrors of child abuse, so be warned. Ultimately, I didn’t really believe the solution Alex comes to was plausible but it’s a great read nonetheless.

When I read Kerre's review on this I just knew I had to read it - brought it the next day. Susan Lewis has written about one of the hardest subjects of our time ~ child abuse. The way this has been written is so realistic. Some parts are hard to read but others will make your heart melt. The characters and story embeds in your mind where I found it hard to put this down as I wanted to find out what happened next. Congradulations Ms Lewis for writing something as difficult as this but also in writing it in such a way that the subject got the respect it needed. Often when we hear of cases like this we can be quick to point the finger at Social Services - yet how would you react in some of these situations - very thought provoking. I cannot wait to read another book from this author especially if this is the quality of the writing.

Susan Lewis has written about one of the hardest subjects of our time ~ child abuse. The way this has been written is so realistic. Some parts are hard to read but others will make your heart melt. The characters and story embeds in your mind where I found it hard to put this down as I wanted to find out what happened next. Congradulations Ms Lewis for writing something as difficult as this but also in writing it in such a way that the subject got the respect it needed. Often when we hear of cases like this we can be quick to point the finger at Social Services - yet how would you react in some of these situations - very thought provoking. I cannot wait to read another book from this author especially if this is the quality of the writing.

I spotted this book in paperplus,thought it would be a good read as i am going to the UK.