The First Day of Spring

"The First Day of Spring" from Nancy Tucker is a spellbinding and chilling debut thriller. Chrissie knows her ways to steal sweets without getting caught, the best places to hide and where she can practice the perfect handstand. A new secret gives her a special feeling in her stomach. At home food is rare and the affection non-existing. She doesn't want to be her anymore. 15 years later Julia is doing her best for her five-year-old daughter, Molly. But she is struggling to provide food and new clothes and is worried about what everybody else think of her and that the social services will take Molly away. One day the phone calls. Julia is too afraid to answer it. Instantly she knows that the person calling knows the fatal truth about what happened those years ago. In "The First Day of Spring" Nancy Tucker unfolds a haunting and heartbreaking drama full of psychological insight and thought-provoking questions.

"The First Day of Spring" from Nancy Tucker is a spellbinding and chilling debut thriller. Chrissie knows her ways to steal sweets without getting caught, the best places to hide and where she can practice the perfect handstand. A new secret gives her a special feeling in her stomach. At home food is rare and the affection non-existing. She doesn't want to be her anymore. 15 years later Julia is doing her best for her five-year-old daughter, Molly. But she is struggling to provide food and new clothes and is worried about what everybody else think of her and that the social services will take Molly away. One day the phone calls. Julia is too afraid to answer it. Instantly she knows that the person calling knows the fatal truth about what happened those years ago. In "The First Day of Spring" Nancy Tucker unfolds a haunting and heartbreaking drama full of psychological insight and thought-provoking questions.