The Lost Child - by Emily Gunnis (Paperback)

About the Book

A tragic death. A missing baby. A long-kept secret... 1960. Thirteen-year-old Rebecca lives in fear of her father's temper. As a storm batters Seaview Cottage one night, she hears a visitor at the door and a violent argument ensues. By the time the police arrive, Rebecca's parents are dead and the visitor has fled. No one believes Rebecca heard a stranger downstairs... 2014. Iris, a journalist, is sent to cover the story of a new mother on the run with her desperately ill baby. But fatefully the trail leads to the childhood home of Iris's own mother, Rebecca...Seaview Cottage. As Iris races to unravel what happened the night Rebecca's parents were killed, it's time for Seaview Cottage to give up its secrets.

Book Synopsis

From the global bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER comes a gripping and heartbreaking novel of family secrets.

'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally charged, compulsive, moving novel' Adele Parks
'Captivating and suspenseful' Jessica Fellowes
'I so enjoyed it. Twists and turns... Hours of gripping entertainment and a great many tears' Lesley Pearse
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Some secrets are locked away for years . . .

Rebecca Waterhouse is just thirteen when she witnesses her mother's death at the hand of her father in Seaview Cottage. But what else did she see?

Years later, Rebecca's daughters Iris and Jessie know their mother will never speak of that terrible night. But when Jessie goes missing, with her gravely ill newborn, Iris realises the past may hold the key to her sister's disappearance.

With Jessie in trouble, Iris must unravel a twisting story of love and betrayal in her mother's family history.

Only then will Seaview Cottage give up its dark and tragic secret...

*Previously published as The Lost Child*

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READERS ADORE EMILY GUNNIS'S MESMERISING NOVELS:

'A truly brilliant and moving read. I loved it' Karen Hamilton

'Loss, betrayal and a decades-old secret... BRILLIANT' Heat magazine

'A wonderfully woven novel, full of family secrets that will sweep you away into another time. I loved it more than I could possibly convey in words' Reader Review

'One of my reading highlights of the year and it has only made me more eager to read many more books from Emily Gunnis' Reader Review

'I'd give this book 10* if I could' Reader Review

'Wow! I can't remember reading a book so quickly for a very long time. Couldn't put it down but didn't want it to finish. A must read' Reader Review

'Written so beautifully, such attention to detail, her words and mesmerising characters take hold of every emotion within you' Reader Review

'This story grabbed hold of me and sucked me in. Heartbreaking, emotional, gripping, suspenseful and will keep you on the edge of your seat right to the very last chapter' Reader Review

Review Quotes

Praise for The Girl in the Letter

"Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking. A novel that stays with you"--Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series

"A pacy, heartrending read"
--S magazine, Sunday Express

"As moving as it is disturbing. A real triumph"--Woman & Home

"Truly hard to put down. Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times--all hallmarks of a bestseller"--Lesley Pearse

About the Author

Emily Gunnis previously worked in TV drama and lives in Swansea with her young family. She is one of the four daughters of Sunday Times bestselling author Penny Vincenzi.