Fiona Barton's The Child is a story that rapidly draws you in and won't let you go until everyone's secrets have been revealed. The style of this book is reminiscent of Kate Atkinson in the manner in which the story unfolds. Told in alternating chapters by Kate and the three women involved-- Angela, Emma, and Jude-- the voices may not be particularly distinctive, but their stories kept me guessing clear through to the end.

Barton definitely has a knack for creating memorable characters and strong storylines. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

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A weak 3 stars, I was looking forward to a very good thrilling mystery but failed to get it

This is told from the perspective of each character, I didn't care for any of them

The story is very slow and draggy and it was a chore to stick with it for very long without putting it down to go do something else, that's not my kind of reading

I didn't care for the format of the writing and I didn't care for any of the characters so this was a bum book for me.

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A baby has been found buried after renovations to land. There are numerous people who have interest in finding out who the baby was. Kate Waters is a reporter and the story strikes her. Angela had a baby taken from the hospital. Emma gave birth to a stillborn and buried her.
These women all have an avid desire to find out what the story is about this child.

We interplay between many characters involved in the story. Good story.

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