The Lookout Boy
by Christine Street
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Pub Date 28 Apr 2024 | Archive Date 10 May 2024
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Description
How far would a young boy go to save his mother from heartbreak?
When her controlling husband’s body is found in the Thames, Joss returns to her Cornish roots with 12-year-old Ollie, hoping time and change will heal them both. Her confidence increases as she keeps her parents’ guesthouse business afloat, despite the attentions of a local land agent with designs on their handsome property. But Joss has a blind spot: her son.
Traumatised by the circumstances of his father’s death, Ollie has appointed himself her guardian. Unknown to Joss, he has secretly begun to neutralise any perceived threat to her well-being. Then ‘Cal’ McCalvey enters their world.
Yacht restorer, lifeboat volunteer, neglectful parent, McCalvey’s presence enriches but disrupts their lives. Ollie rediscovers joy aboard his exquisite sloop Kara, while an unlikely friendship between Joss and McCalvey evolves into covert romance. But McCalvey’s past is about to catch up with him. In nightmares, he is haunted by the memory of a locked room, a woman’s soft voice, and a child he needs to save.
As his suspicions about McCalvey grow, Ollie determines to save his mother from another destructive relationship – whatever the cost.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781805148135 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 160 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1277289
I want to thank NetGalley and the author for this ARC copy. This is my honest, unbiased review.
The book drew me in from start to finish, with lots of tension, suspense, and twists. Joss is a relatable character, much like real life, trying to keep it all together. The character development is great, the writing is excellent, and the storytelling is amazing. Five stars.
Robin P, Reviewer
I can't remember a time when a novel has seduced me as completely as this one. The author explores the healing powers of love in the most extraordinary ways and also its powers to destroy when stretched to breaking point.
Christine Street completely inhabits her characters - Joss, Cal, Ollie, Annie, Jack, Eva, Katie, Tyler - all of them damaged in some way by life's little traumas, as all humans are - and I loved them all with heart and soul.
The plot is complex and deeply affecting. It's dramatic and poignant and evocative, with echoes of 'Rebecca' and 'Wuthering Heights', in a near idyllic Cornish coastal setting. The writing has a haunting beauty and is compassionate and truthful without ever being sentimental, with nail-biting suspense as doubts and fears and tragedy threaten to overwhelm any hope of a happy resolution.
A real contender for my Book of the Year.
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