Review of Hidden Child by Anne Cassidy
Thief. Liar. Fake? Lou and her mum Anna are best friends. It's always just
been the two of them, so Lou doesn't mind that Anna steals things - well
not much, anyway. But what if Anna is a liar as well as a thief? What
if she's a real fake?
An
interesting book, Hidden Child explores domestic abuse, kidnapping,
first love and growing up. Lou and her mother Anna are constantly
moving. They finally settle for a while near a hostel for abuse women,
where Anna has a job. Lou meets Charlie there and quickly becomes
interested in him. In between all of this, Lou starts to suspect that
her Anna lied to her and that she might not be her real mother...
I
found this quite an interesting story but predictable and a couple of
things didn't really make sense.Unfortunately one of them I can't
mention with spoiling the book. The other was Anna - she has a habit of
stealing things and at the beginning of the book this was made a huge
deal but after a while it just completely disappeared.
Lou
seems a smart girl and I was surprised when she started being
interested in Charlie. She was warned by Arthur that Charlie was a bit
of a Ladies Man but somehow chose to ignore that. The women's hostel
concept was more interesting and I would have liked to have heard more
about that.
All in all, a short read that is perfectly enjoyable when you're bored!
4/5
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