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The Night Child by Anna Quinn
Release Date: January 2018
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Pages: 227 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction with psychological themes
Source: Edelweiss
Description from GoodReads: “Nora Brown teaches high school
English and lives a quiet life in Seattle with her husband and six-year-old
daughter. But one November day, moments after dismissing her class, a girl's
face appears above the students' desks -- ''a wild numinous face with startling
blue eyes, a face floating on top of shapeless drapes of purples and blues
where arms and legs should have been. Terror rushes through Nora's body -- the
kind of raw terror you feel when there's no way out, when every cell in your
body, your entire body, is on fire -- when you think you might die.''
Twenty-four hours later, while on Thanksgiving vacation, the
face appears again. Shaken and unsteady, Nora meets with neurologists and
eventually, a psychiatrist. As the story progresses, a terrible secret is
discovered -- a secret that pushes Nora toward an even deeper psychological
breakdown.
This breathtaking debut novel examines the impact of
traumatic childhood experiences and the fragile line between past and present.
Exquisitely nuanced and profoundly intimate, The Night Child is a story of
resilience, hope, and the capacity of the mind, body, and spirit to save itself
despite all odds.”
Nora Brown thinks she is going crazy. She has been under a tremendous amount of stress and now she has begun hallucinating. After initially trying to ignore what she saw and the scant support offered by her husband, she goes to get help. This book is the story of Nora’s journey in confronting what is happening in her mind and moving toward healing.
This book is heart-wrenching! I swear it broke my heart so many times. For Nora, for her daughter… But I personally, appreciate this book as a well-written account of very hard circumstances in the real world. This is a story of traumatic circumstances and their ripple effect throughout the life of a person. I found it interesting to travel alongside with Nora through her therapy and journey toward healing. It was not a sugar-coated account, but rather a harrowing exploration of this woman's experience that rang with authenticity.
You need this book if you are interested in psychology and counseling or just like books about those subjects.
PLEASE BE WARNED – there are descriptions of events in this book that are very disturbing. This book does not contain light subject matter, but deals with traumatic events and may have triggers for some readers.
Entertainment Value: 4 – (It is not “entertaining” as such, more interesting)
Characters: 4
Voice: 4
Plot: 4
Overall: 4 stars
Thank you to Edelweiss for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!
See my reviews @ mamaneedsabook.blogspot.com
This book is heart-wrenching! I swear it broke my heart so many times. For Nora, for her daughter… But I personally, appreciate this book as a well-written account of very hard circumstances in the real world. This is a story of traumatic circumstances and their ripple effect throughout the life of a person. I found it interesting to travel alongside with Nora through her therapy and journey toward healing. It was not a sugar-coated account, but rather a harrowing exploration of this woman's experience that rang with authenticity.
You need this book if you are interested in psychology and counseling or just like books about those subjects.
PLEASE BE WARNED – there are descriptions of events in this book that are very disturbing. This book does not contain light subject matter, but deals with traumatic events and may have triggers for some readers.
Entertainment Value: 4 – (It is not “entertaining” as such, more interesting)
Characters: 4
Voice: 4
Plot: 4
Overall: 4 stars
Thank you to Edelweiss for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!
See my reviews @ mamaneedsabook.blogspot.com
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