| Author: | Mary Kingslayer | ISBN: | 1230000011271 |
| Publisher: | Kingslayer | Publication: | August 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary Kingslayer |
| ISBN: | 1230000011271 |
| Publisher: | Kingslayer |
| Publication: | August 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A child appears on the doorstep of Charlie Ryan’s isolated cottage one wet Sunday evening. Her name is Elle. Charlie reasons that until someone claims Elle she will keep her. Charlie settles into the role of surrogate mother surrounded by flowers, sunlight and the laughter of her new child. But when the police discover Charlie they find a world of darkness, squalor and no Elle. Little by little the tragic truth is pieced together, one that paints Charlie as a vulnerable tragic victim. She is admitted to a psychiatric hospital and on her discharge begins to see a counselor to come to terms with her delusions.
But DCI Ugatti and DI James remain unconvinced regarding Charlie’s version of events
for they have still to find a missing child who should not exist.
A child appears on the doorstep of Charlie Ryan’s isolated cottage one wet Sunday evening. Her name is Elle. Charlie reasons that until someone claims Elle she will keep her. Charlie settles into the role of surrogate mother surrounded by flowers, sunlight and the laughter of her new child. But when the police discover Charlie they find a world of darkness, squalor and no Elle. Little by little the tragic truth is pieced together, one that paints Charlie as a vulnerable tragic victim. She is admitted to a psychiatric hospital and on her discharge begins to see a counselor to come to terms with her delusions.
But DCI Ugatti and DI James remain unconvinced regarding Charlie’s version of events
for they have still to find a missing child who should not exist.
