No child of mine
By: Susan Lewis
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9780099550785
Subjects: Abused children; Child welfare workers; Fiction
Description: Alex Lake's day job is all about helping people, especially children. She cares about them passionately and does everything in her power to rescue them from those who mean them harm. When the case of three-years-old Ottilie Wade comes to her attention, Alex finds herself completely unable to detach from the child the way she should. She feels an overpowering need to make a real difference in little Ottilie's life, but no one is prepared to believe that Ottilie is in danger. In the end, Alex makes a decision that has consequences for her, her family and Ottilie - consequences that no one, least of all Alex, could have foreseen.
Notes: Originally published in London in 2012.