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jacki_f 's review for:
The Nowhere Child
by Christian White
The premise of this book was really interesting. A young woman living in Australia gets tapped on the shoulder one day by a man who believes that is his younger sister, who was abducted from their home in small town Kentucky at the age of two. Kim's immediate reaction is pretty much the same as anyone's would be - this is nonsense, I know my parents, I know how I grew up. Although she does have to admit that the oldest photo she has of herself, aged about two, looks uncannily like the photo of the missing child.
From here the story unfolds in alternating chapters. One storyline takes us back to the day of that baby Sammy was abducted and follows the police investigation. The other storyline follows Kim as she travels to Kentucky to meet Sammy's family and find out for herself whether this is where she came from.
The book starts well but the story is quite drawn out and ultimately gets a bit too silly. I read it on holiday and it's a fine, undemanding holiday read, but not a lot more.
I must say though: the author's note at the end is lovely. Don't skip it!
From here the story unfolds in alternating chapters. One storyline takes us back to the day of that baby Sammy was abducted and follows the police investigation. The other storyline follows Kim as she travels to Kentucky to meet Sammy's family and find out for herself whether this is where she came from.
The book starts well but the story is quite drawn out and ultimately gets a bit too silly. I read it on holiday and it's a fine, undemanding holiday read, but not a lot more.
I must say though: the author's note at the end is lovely. Don't skip it!