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Ghost children

Sue Townsend

1997191 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Methuen · 191 pages · ENGISBN 9780413689108
  • 1997Methuen · 191 pages · ENG
  • 1998Soho Press · 191 pages · ENGISBN 9781569471173
  • 1998Arrow · 267 pages · ENGISBN 9780749319298
  • 2009Penguin Group UK · ENGISBN 9780141962450
  • 2012Penguin Books, Limited · 264 pages · ENGISBN 9780241958407
  • 2003Penguin Books Ltd · 272 pagesISBN 9780141010823
  • Penguin · 267 pages · ENG

A compassionate and gritty examination of love and loss from one of Britain's most-loved writers.Seventeen years ago Angela Carr aborted an unwanted child. The father, Christopher Moore, was devastated by the loss. Unable to accept what had happened between them they went their separate ways.Years later, whilst walking his dog on the heath, a horrifying discovery compels Christopher to confront Angela about the past, and they discover, after all this time, that they still have strong feelings for one another. Can they be happy together at last? Or will the mistakes of the past eclipse their bright future?'Bleak, tender and deeply affecting. Seldom have I rooted so hard for a set of fictional individuals' Mail on Sunday

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