# The Wrong Child

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- Book: [The Wrong Child](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-gornell/the-wrong-child) ([The Wrong Child.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-gornell/the-wrong-child.md))
- Authors: [Barry Gornell](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-gornell)
- Publisher: Orion
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0917-183-6
- Published: 2017-11-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

How far would you go to protect your child? When tragedy strikes in a small Scottish village, everyone in the community is affected. Most people believe one child is to blame for what happened. But could a young boy really be responsible? And what lengths will his parents go to protect him? THE WRONG CHILD is the most thought-provoking novel of 2018, perfect for fans of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN by Lionel Shriver and MY ABSOLUTE DARLING by Gabriel Tallent. **************** READERS ARE CALLING THE WRONG CHILD 'UNFORGETTABLE': 'Amazing' - Amazon 5* review 'A great page-turner!' Amazon 5* review 'Hopefully it will receive the wider audience it so richly deserves' - Amazon 5* review 'Challenges your notions and ideals of morality' - Amazon review 'Will stick with you long after you finish it!' Amazon review **************** What the critics are saying about THE WRONG CHILD: 'A thought-provoking read' - THE SUN 'Genuinely gripping' - THE HERALD 'A study of guilt and grief' - DAILY MAIL 'Brilliant, but dark as hell' - METRO 'Astonishing' - PSYCHOLOGIES 'So visceral it seeps into your pores' - DAILY RECORD 'Stunning. Macabre, unsettling and beautifully poetic' - BRIAN CONAGHAN, Costa Award winning author