From Robert Barnard, the internationally acclaimed Diamond
Dagger-winning crime writer . . .
Kit Philipson has always felt like something of a stranger in
his family. Growing up as the only child of professional parents in
Glasgow, Scotland, he had every advantage. His mother was a
teacher; his father, a journalist, escaped from Nazi Germany at the
age of three on one of the 1939 Kindertransports. But on her
deathbed, Kit's mother tells him he was adopted and that his birth
name was Novello. Soon, vague memories of his early life begin to
surface: his nursery, pictures on the wall, the smell of his birth
mother when she'd been cooking. And, sometimes, there are more
disturbing memories--of strangers taking him by the hand and
leading him away from the only family he had ever known. A search
of old newspaper files reveals that a three-year-old boy named
Peter Novello was abducted from his parents' holiday hotel in
Sicily in 1989. Now the young man who has known himself only as Kit
sets out to rediscover his past, the story of two three-year-old
boys torn from their mothers in very different circumstances. Kit's
probing inquiries are sure to bring surprises. They may also
unearth dangerous secrets that dare never be revealed.
With sharp wit and deep insight, Robert Barnard sweeps away all
preconceptions in this powerful study of maternal love and the
danger of obsession.
General
Imprint: |
Scribner Books Co
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2013 |
First published: |
February 2013 |
Authors: |
Robert Barnard
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Dimensions: |
211 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4391-7675-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
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LSN: |
1-4391-7675-2 |
Barcode: |
9781439176757 |
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