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Little Face |
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| Book: Paperback | 5.39 x 7.95in | 320 pages | ISBN 9780143114086 | 30 Sep 2008 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP |
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Every mother’s nightmare . . .
When Alice Fancourt leaves her newborn daughter at home with her husband for the first time since becoming a new mother, she comes home to a horrifying discovery: her child has been swapped with another baby. I n near hysterics, Alice rushes to call the police, but soon discovers that no one—not even her husband, David—believes her. When the police are called in, Detective Simon Waterhouse is drawn to the lovely Alice but doubts her story and suspects that she is suffering from postpartum depression. Meanwhile, David is growing increasingly hostile and Alice begins to fear that her baby’s disappearance may be linked to his previous wife’s untimely death. Little Face is a chilling look at the lengths to which a mother will go to protect her child and is the remarkable debut of a hugely talented writer.
“ The power this novel packs derives from narrators who play fast and loose with what they know. . . . A stunner.”
—The Boston Globe
“ Few authors play with reality and perception as skillfully as Hannah does. . . . riveting reading.”
—Mystery Scene
“ [Sophie Hannah] delves successfully into moral quandaries: what does motherhood mean? What should a mother do when she thinks her child is in danger—especially if her own family doesn’t agree? . . . It’s Alice’s choices and their consequences that make Little Face so compelling.”
—The Washington Post
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