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Ghost children

Ghost children

by Sue Townsend

AbortionFictionLiteratureUnwanted PregnancyMan-woman relationships
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A compassionate and gritty examination of love and loss from one of Britain's most-loved writers.Seventeen years ago Angela Carr aborted an unwanted child. The father, Christopher Moore, was devastated by the loss. Unable to accept what had happened between them they went their separate ways.Years later, whilst walking his dog on the heath, a horrifying discovery compels Christopher to confront Angela about the past, and they discover, after all this time, that they still have strong feelings for one another. Can they be happy together at last? Or will the mistakes of the past eclipse their bright future?'Bleak, tender and deeply affecting. Seldom have I rooted so hard for a set of fictional individuals' Mail on Sunday

Themes & subjects

AbortionFictionLiteratureUnwanted PregnancyMan-woman relationshipsLove-hate relationships

About the author

Sue Townsend

1946 – 2014

Author

Sue Townsend

Pages

264

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

8

Language

English

Publisher

Methuen

ISBN

9780241958407

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