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The Boy Under the Table

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Being a mother was all-consuming. There were so many mistakes you could make, so many ways to lose a child.

Tina is a young woman hiding from her grief on the streets of the Cross. On a cold night in the middle of winter she breaks all her own rules when she agrees to go home with a customer.

What she finds in his house will change her life forever.

Across the country Sarah and Doug are trapped in limbo, struggling to accept the loss that now governs their lives.

Pete is the local policeman who feels like he is watching the slow death of his own family.

Every day brings a fresh hell for each of them.

Told from the alternating points of view of Tina, Sarah, Doug and Pete, The Boy Under the Table is gritty, shocking, moving and, ultimately, filled with hope.

A harrowing glimpse into the real world behind the headlines, this is a novel of immense power and compassion-one that will not fail to move all who read it.


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Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781742695907
  • Release date: June 19, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781742695907
  • File size: 613 KB
  • Release date: June 19, 2012

Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Being a mother was all-consuming. There were so many mistakes you could make, so many ways to lose a child.

Tina is a young woman hiding from her grief on the streets of the Cross. On a cold night in the middle of winter she breaks all her own rules when she agrees to go home with a customer.

What she finds in his house will change her life forever.

Across the country Sarah and Doug are trapped in limbo, struggling to accept the loss that now governs their lives.

Pete is the local policeman who feels like he is watching the slow death of his own family.

Every day brings a fresh hell for each of them.

Told from the alternating points of view of Tina, Sarah, Doug and Pete, The Boy Under the Table is gritty, shocking, moving and, ultimately, filled with hope.

A harrowing glimpse into the real world behind the headlines, this is a novel of immense power and compassion-one that will not fail to move all who read it.


Expand title description text