Review: A short story packed with emotion
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2012
SUMMARYA short story by number 1 best-seller, Rosen Trevithick.Having a celebrity in the family can be challenging, especially when your sister's famous for being a missing child.The disappearance of Millie Jones has dominated the news for eight years, ever since the mediagenic toddler was snatched from a department store at Christmas time.Certain that Millie is alive, her mother puts family life on hold to fight for the search to continue.However, this Christmas things are changing. A shocking development causes the police to reopen the investigation and a new hope dawns.REVIEWThis short piece is amazing. With Natascha Kampusch, Jamie Bulger and Madeleine McCann all being names of children that we are aware of in the media, this fiction tells the tale of a family who are dealing with the aftermath of their 3 year old daughter Milly being kidnapped from a family shopping trip. 8 years have passed, and husband, wife and younger daughter are all suffering and dealing with the trauma and day to day grind in different ways. Then they hear on the news, another child, an 8 year old, has gone missing....When a knock at the door comes, and the police say that they may have found Milly, alive, the family now have a whole new set of emotions and problems to deal with.....This tale captivated my attention from the start and I could not put it down. Given that it is such a relevant and sensitive story for many, it is handled delicately and you really get a sense of the parents feelings of loss, anger and hurt. Stunningly written, this tale has a few twists and turns and a bittersweet ending. Very thought provoking stuff. I look forward to checking out this author's other works.Rachel Dove, The Kindle Book Review