Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Child

The Child
The Child
Author: Fiona Barton
As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it s a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby?  — As Kate inve...  more »
Info icon
ISBN-13: 9781101990483
ISBN-10: 1101990481
Publication Date: 5/30/2017
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 23

3.7 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

cathyskye avatar reviewed The Child on + 2259 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Fiona Barton's The Child is a story that rapidly draws you in and won't let you go until everyone's secrets have been revealed. The style of this book is reminiscent of Kate Atkinson in the manner in which the story unfolds. Told in alternating chapters by Kate and the three women involved-- Angela, Emma, and Jude-- the voices may not be particularly distinctive, but their stories kept me guessing clear through to the end.

Barton definitely has a knack for creating memorable characters and strong storylines. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
Read All 9 Book Reviews of "The Child"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed The Child on + 3083 more book reviews
A weak 3 stars, I was looking forward to a very good thrilling mystery but failed to get it

This is told from the perspective of each character, I didn't care for any of them

The story is very slow and draggy and it was a chore to stick with it for very long without putting it down to go do something else, that's not my kind of reading

I didn't care for the format of the writing and I didn't care for any of the characters so this was a bum book for me.
joann avatar reviewed The Child on + 397 more book reviews
A baby has been found buried after renovations to land. There are numerous people who have interest in finding out who the baby was. Kate Waters is a reporter and the story strikes her. Angela had a baby taken from the hospital. Emma gave birth to a stillborn and buried her.
These women all have an avid desire to find out what the story is about this child.

We interplay between many characters involved in the story. Good story.

Book Wiki

Series

Genres: