description: The Child in Time opens with a harrowing event. Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his 3-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. Just like that. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself.
language: English
title: The Child in Time
titlecomplete: The Child in Time
characters: Stephen Lewis
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Drama, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 13583
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Whitbread Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Prix Femina
category: Étranger
publisher: HarperCollins