A Good and Happy Child

Paperback Published on: 03/07/2008
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Synopsis

George Davies has a problem: he can't bring himself to hold his newborn son. Desperate to save his dwindling marriage and redeem himself as a father and husband, George visits a therapist and begins to delve into the childhood memories that may be the root of his issues. Ten-year-old George, in the wake of his father's harrowing and unexpected death, is experiencing ominous visions - some friendly, others outright terrifying. Unable to control those visions, George starts to display erratic behaviour and eventually becomes violent. When a mysterious murder is ultimately revealed, the stakes are suddenly much higher for him and his family. Are the visions just the product of a grief-stricken child's overactive imagination? Symptoms of mental illness? Or is ten-year-old George possessed by a darker, more malevolent force?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780099520313
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 25 mm
  • Weight: 285g
  • Languages: English

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A Good and Happy Child
A Good and Happy Child
This is a strange story but quite compelling.George is afraid to hold his newborn son, or even stay in the same room alone with him. Driven to dispare and... READ MORE
Jody Richardson