Summary
Rhiannon Navin’s Only Child is the most powerful book you’ll read this year…
We went to school that Tuesday like normal. Not all of us came home…
Huddled in a cloakroom with his classmates and teacher, six-year-old Zach can hear shots ringing through the corridors of his school. A gunman has entered the building and, in a matter of minutes, will have taken nineteen lives.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the close-knit community and its families are devastate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509855582 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509855580 |
| Author: | Rhiannon Navin |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Mantle |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 13 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 532g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 153mm x 234mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Only Child realizes every parent’s ultimate fear … An outstanding debut
Captivating … Will appeal to fans of Room, The Lovely Bones and The Fault in Our Stars * Independent *
Authentic and moving * Irish Times *
Grab hold of the tissues for a heartbreaking read that’s full of compassion and insight * Woman & Home *
An emotional, heart-wrenching read for fans of We Need To Talk About Kevin * The Pool *
Heart-wrenching and intelligent, and so very moving and insightful about a family in crisis – Kate Eberlen, author of Miss You
Powerful … Will appeal to fans of Emma Donoghue’s Room * Good Housekeeping *
Completely felled me … Brilliantly heartbreaking * Lucy Diamond *
Sinks its hooks into you from the very first sentence * Marie Claire (US) *
An amazing voice … Powerful and wise and healing – Rachael Lucas, author of Wildflower Bay
Devastating. Unsentimental. Honest. Beautiful. Everyone should read – Penny Hancock, author of Tideline
Zach, at only 6 years old, understands more about the human heart than the broken adults around him. His hope and optimism … will have every reader cheering him on, and believing in happy endings even in the face of tragedy – Washington Post
An astonishing debut * Publishers Weekly *
Powerful … A careful examination of the way one boy and his parents, and their community, struggle to survive — and stay together — after the worst has happened * USA Today *
Told in the surprisingly mature voice of an unforgettable little boy, this tender novel about healing and family will tug at your heartstrings * Sunday Post *
Outstanding – Harlen Coben
Heart-wrenching … [An] important and timely book * Booklist *
Innocence trumps violence – Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair
Like Emma Donoghue’s Room, Navin’s debut takes the risk of narrating a modern tragedy in the voice of a very young player … A powerful exercise in empathy and perspective * Kirkus *
Hotly anticipated * Glamour *
Heartbreaking * The Sun Chronicle *
Through Zach’s eyes, we watch a mother become consumed by her anger, and a father begin to retreat … Zach embarks on a mission to ease his parents’ sadness, though the reader knows that only time can do that … Sweetly rendered * NY Times *
Rhiannon Navin
German by birth, Rhiannon Navin now lives in New York. She is married, with three children and two cats. This is her first novel.
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