{"product_id":"9780733648441","title":"The Only Child","description":"Author: Kayte Nunn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733648441\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Aug 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A spine-tingling, evocative crime thriller' \u003ci\u003eThe Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absorbing and chilling tale' \u003ci\u003eNew Idea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An atmospheric and beautifully written crime thriller that switches between 1949 and 2013, both timelines equally fascinating. Utterly addictive' ALLIE REYNOLDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlmost every graduating class had a girl who disappeared. \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.\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 to reconnect with her teenage daughter, \u003cb\u003eIzzy\u003c\/b\u003e, before starting a job as deputy sheriff. They are staying with her mother, \u003cb\u003eDiana\u003c\/b\u003e, at The Fairmile Inn, but when an elderly nun is found dead, and then a tiny skeleton is discovered nearby, Frankie is desperate for answers.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Silk House\u003c\/i\u003e, Kayte Nunn, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Child\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative, unsettling tale of past misdeeds that will have you reading with your heart in your mouth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Page-turning . . . 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'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\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\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\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","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465987182750,"sku":"ADS-9780733648441","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733648441.jpg?v=1770010965","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733648441","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}