The Home
The Home by Karen Osman, published by Bloomsbury USA on October 4, 2018, is a gripping narrative that delves into the complexities of childhood trauma and the quest for identity. This edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Angela, who was abandoned as a baby and raised in a children’s home, where she faced emotional turmoil and fear. As she grows up, Angela’s desire to find her birth mother, Evelyn, becomes a pivotal journey, intertwining her past with unsettling events that threaten both their lives.
Readers will encounter a blend of suspense and crime as Angela navigates her troubled history and the mysteries surrounding her adoption. The narrative explores themes of abandonment and the impact of a fractured childhood, set against a backdrop of sinister occurrences that escalate as Angela seeks closure. With elements of thrillers and suspense woven throughout, this book invites readers to engage with the darker aspects of familial ties and the search for belonging.
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It was the one place she should have been safe.
Angela was just a baby when she was abandoned, and a children’s home is no place to grow up. When manager Ray takes girls off to his ‘den’ in the garden, they always come back crying…
So, when wealthy couple James and Rosemary come to choose a child to adopt, Angela is desperate to escape.
Years later, Angela starts to search for her birth mother, Evelyn, hoping to heal the scars of her childhood. But strange and sinister events start to unfold. And Evelyn fears she may not survive her daughter’s return.
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