A review by rouge_red
The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

A deeply emotional story where rights and wrongs have twisted meanings. It's a story of forced displacement, of hell being paved with good intentions, of erasure, amongst many other ideas. This was an engrossing and complex story that I fairly devoured. It was also a sad story that really put into focus the idea that you can't bring back the past, that there are things that no matter how hard you try, you can't get back. It has gratefulness wrapped up in bitterness and hate, in having no power to be your own person. This was a very moving story that shows us we can't afford to lightly what history tells us of the people at the top.