Girl A- Abigail Dean-psychological thriller
“Girl A,' she said. ‘The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to
be you.’
A family of seven children- all but one are tied and neglected. Girl A, Lex, manages
eventually to escape and raise the alarm. we then get two storylines- of the
children as adults and of their life before the neglect. This isn't an easy read i
n places as you can imagine and anyone who has suffered abuse of neglect
may find this triggers memories.. Once discovered the children were adopted
individually by various families. The father had killed himself at the time of
the discovery and the mother was imprisoned. She has now died and they
have come together to sort out her will and the old house.Lex and Evie the
youngest want to make the house something for the community and finally
to do some good after the horrors that went on there. A harsh, stark, well
written and vividly described tale of hardship but also of determination
and tenacity. A much hyped book with a message- one that should be
read by the oh-so-protected snowflakes- that not every family is
loving and supportive- and no, it's not just in books- this really
happens even now.
A gritty read and one to contemplate what may happen on the other side.
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