Wednesday, November 23, 2022

 

The Family at No. 12

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Review by

Emily B, Reviewer

Last updated on 23 Nov 2022
Jannette lives alone and a recluse with several anxiety issues.  New day, a man comes to the house under the premises to board his dog at Jannette’s dog boarding house, when he brutally rapes her in the kitchen.  Janette hits the attacker over the head and kills him and puts him in the cellar.  Janette soon discovers she is pregnant and decides to keep this a secret.  When the baby is born, she feels no love and can’t even name the baby.  The baby is kept locked in their room almost as a prisoner.
Part 2 and 3 is told through from the now older baby’s side and how she is adjusting to her new life.  But there is a dark side to her.
Quite an unusual and graphic storyline, but so very intriguing.  There is more to the characters than first implied and gets quite dark in places.  I really enjoyed this and would like to read more by Anita Waller.

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