Review: Utterly gripping
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
The Cry by Helen Fitzgerald is a dark, disturbing tale of guilt, innocence, truth and lies which held me in thrall from start to finish.This thrilling psychological drama delves into every parent's worst nightmare, nine week old Jonah is gone and nothing his mother, Joanne, can do will bring him back to her. She wonders is she is being punished for her affair with Noah's father, Alistair, who was still married when she began seeing him, or for her impatience and anger with Noah's endless crying on the plane journey from London to Australia, but no matter the 'why', Joanna blames herself.I am loathe to give away any hint of the gripping twists and turns that awaits the reader in this engrossing novel. The plot is skillfully crafted to both reveal and conceal the truth and lies that surround baby Noah's fate. Nothing is ever quite as it seems and I couldn't help but race through the pages until The Cry reached its stunning conclusion.The characters are complex, real but deeply flawed in the way we all are. How you feel about these people, Joanna, Alistair and Alexandra changes facades begin to crack under the strain of uncertainty and secrets revealed.Heartbreaking, shocking and utterly gripping The Cry has been added to my list of favourite novels for 2013.