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Author Lucinda Berry
Dr. Lucinda Berry is a trauma psychologist and leading researcher in childhood trauma. She uses her clinical experience to create disturbing psychological thrillers, blurring the line between fiction and nonfiction. She enjoys taking her readers on a journey through the dark recesses of the human psyche. If she’s not chasing after her ten-year-old son, you can find her running through Los Angeles, prepping for her next marathon. She loves hearing from her readers so feel free to drop her a line at hharrison22@gmail.com. Don't forget to sign up for her newsletter.
Summary
A page-turning debut of suspense about a young couple desperate to have a child of their own—and the unsettling consequences of getting what they always wanted.
Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.
But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher, but she acts out in increasingly disturbing ways, directing all her rage at Hannah. Unable to bond with Janie, Hannah is drowning under the pressure, and Christopher refuses to see Janie’s true nature.
Hannah knows that Janie is manipulating Christopher and isolating him from her, despite Hannah’s attempts to bring them all together. But as Janie’s behavior threatens to tear Christopher and Hannah apart, the truth behind Janie’s past may be enough to push them all over the edge.
Perfect Child By Lucinda Berry
A page-turning debut of suspense about a young couple desperate to have a child of their own—and the unsettling consequences of getting what they always wanted.
Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.
But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher, but she acts out in increasingly disturbing ways, directing all her rage at Hannah. Unable to bond with Janie, Hannah is drowning under the pressure, and Christopher refuses to see Janie’s true nature.
Hannah knows that Janie is manipulating Christopher and isolating him from her, despite Hannah’s attempts to bring them all together. But as Janie’s behavior threatens to tear Christopher and Hannah apart, the truth behind Janie’s past may be enough to push them all over the edge.
Perfect Child By Lucinda Berry
Review written by HeidiLynn's Book Reviews
First, I want to
thank Lucinda Berry, Thomas and Mercer, and NetGalley for providing me with
this book so I may bring you this review.
Lucinda Berry’s
Perfect Child is a must-read book of 2019! It is one of those books that you
will long remember after you finish reading it. You will fall in love with
Janie’s sweet character at first and then learn how troubled she really is. It
is one book that will stay with you for a long time after. One of the many reasons
Lucinda has become one of my new favorite authors in this genre.
I do want to warn the
readers that there are some very graphic scenes of child self-mutilation,
violence, and child neglect and abuse.
Perfect Child is broken
down into three points of view. There is the view of Piper Goldstein in interview
form (the social worker), Hannah Bauer, and Christopher Bauer (also known as
Dr. Chris to Janie).
Janie’s interaction with
Dr. Chris melted my heart from the beginning. He went above and beyond to make
sure she felt safe during her medical procedure. Janie instantly took a liking
to him. They had an incredible bond.
Perfect Child needs
to be made into a NetFlix or Lifetime movie!
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