The Child Finder
by Rene Denfeld
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Pub Date 11 Jan 2018 | Archive Date 11 Jan 2018
Description
'A darkly luminous story of resilience and the deeply human instinct for survival, for love...The Child Finder is a novel that demands to be consumed and then once inside you - lingers...' A.M. Homes, author of MAY WE BE FORGIVEN
For fans of THE LOVELY BONES, ROOM and THE ENCHANTED
Naomi Cottle finds missing children. When the police have given up their search and an investigation stalls, families call her. She possesses a rare, intuitive sense, born out of her own experience, that allows her to succeed when others have failed.
Young Madison Culver has been missing for three years. She vanished on a family trip to the mountainous forests of Oregon, where they'd gone to cut down a tree for Christmas. Soon after she disappeared, blizzards swept the region and the authorities presumed she died from exposure.
But Naomi knows that Madison isn't dead. As she relentlessly pursues the truth behind Madison's disappearance, shards of a dark dream pierce defences that have protected her for so long. If she finds this child, will Naomi ultimately unlock the secrets of her own life?
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781474605533 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 288 |
Featured Reviews
Joan C, Reviewer
I would like to thank Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Child Finder’ by Rene Denfield in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Madison Culver disappeared when she was five years old. Three years have passed and as the police are no closer to finding Madison, her family turn to Naomi Cottle for help.
Whilst searching for Madison, Naomi is asked to locate the missing baby of a young woman called Danita Danforth who the police have locked in jail suspected of abducting her baby.
Naomi, herself a missing child long ago, has the ability to find other children and when asked how she finds them replies ‘because I know freedom’.
During her search for these children the story touches on her relationships with the loving woman who fostered her, Mrs Cottle, and Jerome, her foster brother and friend. Child abuse has been mentioned but hasn’t been overly dwelt on apart from where it adds to the understanding of Madison and her abductor.
‘The Child Finder’ has been beautifully written by Rene Denfield who manages to weave the different threads of the story into a novel showing great compassion, sensitivity and empathy for the characters. I’m so pleased NetGalley asked me to read this book as it was a wonderful story that will stay in my thoughts for a long time.
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