The Child We Lost
What would you do if your lost child came back? ❤️ An emotional family drama, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Kate Hewitt and Susan Lewis. ❤️
She pouts, looking upset, and I want nothing more than to kiss her better and say 'All right then, yes. Perhaps he can come back, perhaps he will, perhaps he has!' But I can’t. I know I can’t lie to her about this...
The day we lost Josh, a part of me broke. He was only three-and-a-half years old. His twin, Ruby, suddenly an only child.
We thought we were doing as well as expected. But when Ruby comes to me and says she saw Josh – alive – I assume she’s struggling more than we realised. It’s her way of holding on. Of refusing to let go.
But then I see him too.
A boy with Josh’s same pale blue eyes, the silvery-white hair that falls across his forehead in exactly the same way. It’s more than a similarity. This boy could be Josh’s twin.
How can that be possible?
I know I have to listen to my rational brain, that this must be my grief messing with my mind. But I can’t let go of the feeling that something is going on. Who is this boy? And does someone know more than they’re letting on?
A gripping, emotional page-turner about loss, love and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child.
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Sheila Norton lives in Chelmsford, Essex and part-time in Torquay, Devon. She is the author of over 20 novels, covering several different sub-genres of contemporary fiction, including family dramas for Boldwood Books. In 2022 she was the winner of the Romantic Novelists Association’s Christmas/Winter book award with her novel Winter at Cliff's End Cottage.
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Review By Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Sheila Norton, Boldwood Books and Rachel’s Random Resources for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review!
My heart totally broke into a million different little pieces reading The Child We Lost by Sheila Norton. You will need to stock up on tissues as the tears are going to fall and in my case ugly cried at times as some of the topics hit close to home! As emotional as it was it was addicting and I was able to binge read it in one sitting. Yes, I was that invested in these characters and the storyline.
The Child We Lost hit home deeply on many levels. My heart broke for Ruby who lost her twin brother Josh in a terrible bus accident. Sadly, I had a very young cousin who also was in a tragic school bus accident like Josh’s. So, I totally felt for what this family was going through. Not to mention that I am still grieving the loss of my Dad. I can understand the family still healing from their loss of Josh.
One part of the story that tugged on my heart is that Ruby thought she saw her brother Josh at school!! She swore up and down that it was him or maybe his ghost but it was him! Just having lost my Dad there have been times when I am out and I think that I see him. So, in a way I could relate to Ruby in wishing and praying that it was our loved one that was passed.
Of all the twists in all the books I have ever read I never read a twist like this before! It will tug on your heart and pull it on to many directions revealing many hidden truths.
Sheila’s book is beautifully written book based strongly around family.
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