{"product_id":"9781250768537","title":"Dear Child : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDear Child\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Romy Hausmann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut…As enthralling as it is thought-provoking.” -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle Best Books of Fall 2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Top 10 Mysteries \u0026amp; Thrillers of Fall 2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Reads \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost Anticipated Books of Fall 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman held captive finally escapes—but can she ever really get away?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e in this page-turning, #1 internationally bestselling thriller from one of Germany’s hottest new talents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA windowless shack in the woods. A dash to safety. But when a woman finally escapes her captor, the end of the story is only the beginning of her nightmare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe says her name is Lena. Lena, who disappeared without a trace 14 years prior. She fits the profile. She has the distinctive scar. But her family swears that she isn’t their Lena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe little girl who escaped the woods with her knows things she isn’t sharing, and Lena’s devastated father is trying to piece together details that don’t quite fit. Lena is desperate to begin again, but something tells her that her tormentor still wants to get back what belongs to him…and that she may not be able to truly escape until the whole truth about what happened in the woods finally emerges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwisty, suspenseful, and psychologically clever, Romy Hausmann's \u003ci\u003eDear Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating thriller with all the ingredients of a breakout hit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Chilling, original and mesmerizing.” —David Baldacci\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Equal parts mystery, thriller and family story\u003c\/b\u003e…[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut…\u003cb\u003ethe overall experience is as enthralling as it is thought-provoking.\u003c\/b\u003e Hausmann creates a dark solar system studded with twinkling stars… At the core of \u003ci\u003eDear Child\u003c\/i\u003e is the constant hope that characters will be drawn back to people who mean the most to them, no matter how far apart they’ve been pulled. That glint of optimism is the light guiding readers as they fly through this book.” \u003ci\u003e—New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A nightmarish and high-tension \u003ci\u003eGone-Girl\u003c\/i\u003e-meets-\u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e thriller.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Parade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eRoom \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Water Cure\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of Fall 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This chilling, clever mystery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebegins where most suspense stories end: with the escape\u003c\/b\u003e…Deliciously creepy…\u003cb\u003edeftly crafted and keeps you guessing until the very last page.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Real Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDear Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling, original and mesmerizing work. Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with. You can’t stop reading.”  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—David Baldacci, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMemory Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you only read one thriller this year, choose this one.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eGone Girl \u003c\/i\u003ein this gripping novel\u003c\/b\u003e, which will haunt you long after the last page. Deliciously dark, original, and beautifully written, I loved this book.”\u003cbr\u003e—Alice Feeney, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSometimes I Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“There are so many twists – all of them shocking\u003c\/b\u003e…As unsettling as they come, this outstanding debut...is recommended not only to [Room] fans, but also to those who enjoy true crime, as the verisimilitude here is second to none. The movie can't be far behind.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eOutstanding debut…\u003c\/b\u003eThe multiple points of view and numerous plot twists sustain the breakneck pacing, but the books’ real power lies in the author’s insightful and sensitive portrayal of the characters involved in the tragedy. \u003cb\u003eThis darkly disturbing thriller definitely marks Hausmann as a writer to watch.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I didn’t even try to figure out whodunit. I just kept turning pages, wondering what the hell was going to happen\u003c\/b\u003e until I had finished the book in one sitting, in the small-numbered hours of the late night.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDear Child\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best thrillers I’ve read this year. I finished it in one sitting. \u003cb\u003eIt’s flawlessly plotted with a pace that refuses to let the reader come up for air—not that you’d want to.\u003c\/b\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e—Stephanie Wrobel, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDarling Rose Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I read \u003ci\u003eDear Child\u003c\/i\u003e in one sitting, holding my breath! \u003cb\u003eSuch a gripping, suspenseful and beautifully written novel.\u003c\/b\u003e I loved it!”\u003cbr\u003e—Jo Spain, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Confession\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“An accomplished thriller, beautifully written, \u003cb\u003eintriguing and very compelling.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Peter James, #1 international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFind Them Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A peerless exercise in suspense\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Whether treated as a study in trauma and identity or a dark, well-crafted crime narrative from multiple perspectives, it is a nail-biting fare,\" —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Terrifying and fiercely compelling\u003c\/b\u003e, this is heartbreaking\" —\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hausmann makes you care about her characters even while they keep you guessing’\"—\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Told from multiple viewpoints which gives \u003cb\u003ea satisfying complexity\u003c\/b\u003e . . . An intelligent and original book\" —\u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Amazon.com Best Books of the Year (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250768537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40713190473934,"sku":"9781250768537","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_aa87de52-34dc-4351-9c6d-ca33965be663.jpg?v=1640842031","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250768537","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}