Susan Lewis's story line is both heartbreaking and
heartwarming. Susan takes us into the live of a social
worker. From the beginning to the end, several lives are
going to be changed in a good way
We meet Alex; she is one of the very special people in this
world who have to deal with children and their problems.
Alex has a lot of her own baggage but it does not interfere
with her job. Alex always puts her children first. Maybe
because Alex's background is not a good one, she can really
relate to these children. We also meet her boyfriend Jason
who Alex hopes they will be together for a very long time.
Than there is her sister Gabby, they share a lot and
sometimes don't always see eye to eye.
There are several other characters that play a part in this
story line. After many years Alex's mother returns. She
gave up Alex as a small child, but she did have her reasons.
Alex does her job like I am sure most social workers do.
Alex digs deep into the lives of the child and their family.
Not always coming up with a good ending. There is a lot of
under lying story lines, but they are not the big part of
the story. But it does help to understand Alex's life.
Susan Lewis takes you into story lines that I am sure has
happened in many children lives. Susan writes about what
happens to some of these children, but not in a way that you
feel grossed out. I wonder is perhaps she is or was a
social worker. Susan writes with sensitivity, compassion
and hope.
I found myself wondering how I would react to some of these
situations if I was a social worker. Would I be able to
stand by and watch what is going on and not wanting to take
matters into my own hands?
Even though this book is fictional, I do believe that a lot
of it is true.
I really recommend NO CHILD OF MINE to anyone who loves a
child and
is a devoted parent, or just a relative of a child.
From internationally bestselling British author Susan Lewis
comes an unflinching, thoroughly suspenseful novel—perfect
for readers of Jodi Picoult—about the darkest secrets a
family can hide.
Alex Lake’s life is centered on helping people. Her job as a
social worker in a British seaside town is more than a
career: It’s the very essence of who she is. And though
there are frustrations, Alex takes to heart the rewards of
placing a child in a safe and loving home. But when she
encounters three-year-old Ottilie Wade, Alex is completely
unprepared for the effect the sweet, shy little girl has on
her. Though on the surface Ottilie seems to want for nothing
—she’s perfectly healthy and lives in a very nice home—she’s
mysteriously silent and asocial. Alex knows that something
is not right in the Wade house. And the deeper she looks
into the case, the more Alex comes to feel that she and
Ottilie are being drawn together by fate.
As disturbing evidence mounts and Alex’s superiors seem
unwilling to help, Alex knows she will have to risk
everything—her job and the life she loves—to save Ottilie.
But Alex will also have to wrestle the demons of her own
past before she can secure a future for this child in need.
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