A review by becky19
Little Face by Sophie Hannah

3.0

I was really intrigued by the premise of this book - there's something about the idea of a mother insisting the baby in her house is a stranger, while her husband swears she is mad or lying, which hit a nerve. Little Face makes for a thought-provoking, compulsive read, partly because it brings fresh anxieties and complications to the missing child theme. The switch between different points of view in each chapter feels a little clunky at first, but this becomes less of an issue as the story gathers momentum. I finished the book a couple of weeks ago and I'm still trying to decide how I feel about the ending. Without giving anything away, aspects of it are deliberately inconclusive - it mirrors the messiness of life far more closely than most other crime mysteries I've read. However, I didn't find it a satisfying ending and felt somewhat cheated. On the whole though, I would recommend this book, not least because I want to discuss it with as many people as possible!