{"product_id":"9780733648441-the-only-child","title":"The Only Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlmost every graduating class had a girl who disappeared\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eA decades-old crime threatens to tear apart three generations of women in this unputdownable mystery that will keep you gripped until its last heart-wrenching page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1949 \u003c\/b\u003eIt is the coldest winter Orcades Island has ever known, when a pregnant sixteen-year-old arrives at Fairmile, a home for 'fallen women' run by the Catholic Church. She and her baby will disappear before the snow melts.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2013 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrankie Gray\u003c\/b\u003e has come to the island for the summer, hoping for one last shot at reconnecting with her teenage daughter, \u003cb\u003eIzzy\u003c\/b\u003e, before starting a job as a deputy sheriff. They are staying with her mother, \u003cb\u003eDiana\u003c\/b\u003e, at The Fairmile Inn, soon to be a boutique hotel, but when an elderly nun is found dead in suspicious circumstances, and then a tiny skeleton is discovered in the grounds of the house, Frankie is desperate for answers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once an evocative, unsettling tale of past misdeeds and a crime thriller that will have you reading with your heart in your mouth, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Child\u003c\/i\u003e is compulsively addictive storytelling from the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Page-turning ... For lovers of classic commercial fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling feminist tale revealing stories that have too often been left buried' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A great book entertains with a compelling narrative, one that keeps the reader's attention while weaving in universal truths about the human condition during the best and worst of times. Kayte Nunn's \u003ci\u003eThe Only Child \u003c\/i\u003ewill join Marge Piercy's \u003ci\u003eBraided Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, along with films such as \u003ci\u003eBlossoms in the Dust\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVera Drake\u003c\/i\u003e, as a reminder of what is at stake when the reproductive rights and choices of girls and women are diminished. It is a well-paced story with finely drawn characters - and it's hard to put down' \u003cb\u003eJACQUELINE WINSPEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A taut, clever whodunit ... Kayte Nunn keeps the stakes high and the characters compelling, making for a fast, fresh, engrossing historical mystery!' \u003cb\u003eKATE QUINN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A deeply moving look at a past when women's reproductive rights were denied . . . a heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story that resonates in today's world' \u003cb\u003eSUSAN WIGGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Richly drawn characters, masterful storytelling, and a slowly unraveling mystery kept me on the edge of my seat, right up until the satisfying ending' \u003cb\u003eKAREN McQUESTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kayte Nunn:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'All the elements of a classic gothic tale . . . that comes with a thrilling twist in the final pages' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautifully written with heart-stopping pacing' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40481532280968,"sku":"9780733648441","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/products\/the-only-child-9780733648441-414774.jpg?v=1690125672","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9780733648441-the-only-child","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}