The Child

Fiona Barton har med "The Child" skrevet en intens pageturner af en thriller. En nyhedsartikel om en gammel tragedie kommer og går. Tre mennesker bliver berørt af artiklen for evigt. Tragedien skete for årtier siden og betyder noget forskelligt for dem hver. En kvinde bliver mindet om den værste periode i sit liv. En anden frygter for sit liv, da artiklen truer med at afsløre en stor hemmelighed. For journalisten Kate Waters er det første skridt på vej mod den frygtelige sandhed. "The Child" er en hårrejsende, spændende thriller. Fiona Barton har tidligere skrevet The Widow.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, AND RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'Clever and compelling. You'll love THE CHILD' Clare Mackintosh, author of LET ME LIE ******** When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers it's impossible to ignore. For one woman, it's a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her. For another, it reveals the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered. And for the third, a journalist, it's the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth. The Child's story will be told. ******** 'An engrossing, irresistible story about the coming to light of a long-buried secret. An absolutely fabulous read - I loved it!' Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR 'Tense, tantalising and ultimately very satisfying . . . definitely one of the year's must-reads' Lee Child Read Fiona Barton's other tantalising thrillers: THE WIDOW, THE SUSPECT and LOCAL GONE MISSING. COMING SOON: the brand new compelling standout thriller TALKING TO STRANGERS is available to pre-order now.

The Child is an examination of the structure and dynamics of the earliest developments of ego and individuality. In it we progress from the primal relationship of a child and mother through to the emergence of the ego-Self constellation, via the child's relationship to its own body, its Self, the Thou and being-in-the-world. We move from the matriarchate to the patriarchate; from "participation mystique" to the "standpoint of the Self around which the ego revolves as around the sun".

The Child is an examination of the structure and dynamics of the earliest developments of ego and individuality. In it we progress from the primal relationship of a child and mother through to the emergence of the ego-Self constellation, via the child's relationship to its own body, its Self, the Thou and being-in-the-world. We move from the matriarchate to the patriarchate; from "participation mystique" to the "standpoint of the Self around which the ego revolves as around the sun".