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The Child in My House
A family riddled with lies. A little girl who won't speak. What if keeping her safe means losing her forever?
Juliet only wanted to see her childhood home one more time–to look at it from the street. She never intended to meet the new owners, let alone talk her way into a position as their new live-in nanny. But it's too late now to tell the truth about who she really is.
Six-year-old Kitty has progressive mutism and cannot speak. Nobody knows why she keeps making silent phone calls to the police. Juliet makes it her mission to find out.
As Juliet settles into the house, nostalgia for her childhood gives way to uneasiness, as troubling memories surface. She begins to realise that her new employers have a connection to her own past, and family secrets she has tried hard to forget. And she is horrified to learn that they have a secret too–one that could blow their world apart.
Juliet faces an impossible choice. Keeping Kitty safe could cost her everything.
Escape into this stunning psychological thriller with unforgettable characters and an ending you won't see coming.
What readers are saying about The Child In My
"My women's crime book of the year–truly immersive and page-turning!"–Jane Renshaw, author of The Child Who Never Was
Juliet only wanted to see her childhood home one more time–to look at it from the street. She never intended to meet the new owners, let alone talk her way into a position as their new live-in nanny. But it's too late now to tell the truth about who she really is.
Six-year-old Kitty has progressive mutism and cannot speak. Nobody knows why she keeps making silent phone calls to the police. Juliet makes it her mission to find out.
As Juliet settles into the house, nostalgia for her childhood gives way to uneasiness, as troubling memories surface. She begins to realise that her new employers have a connection to her own past, and family secrets she has tried hard to forget. And she is horrified to learn that they have a secret too–one that could blow their world apart.
Juliet faces an impossible choice. Keeping Kitty safe could cost her everything.
Escape into this stunning psychological thriller with unforgettable characters and an ending you won't see coming.
What readers are saying about The Child In My
"My women's crime book of the year–truly immersive and page-turning!"–Jane Renshaw, author of The Child Who Never Was
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Published June 8, 2023
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Lucy Lawrie
10 books71 followersI grew up in Edinburgh in a house overflowing with books, and I spent most of my childhood either reading or scribbling in mysterious notebooks.
After studying English literature at university, I returned to Edinburgh and worked as a commercial lawyer for several years, specialising in employment and pensions law. But it was motherhood that propelled me into writing, generating ideas that I wanted to explore through stories. I started writing my first novel, just to see what would happen, and then found it impossible to stop.
It took me a few years to work out what I was doing, but Tiny Acts of Love, the very same novel that I started as a new mum, has now been published! I'm now writing my second novel, when permitted by my two small daughters.
After studying English literature at university, I returned to Edinburgh and worked as a commercial lawyer for several years, specialising in employment and pensions law. But it was motherhood that propelled me into writing, generating ideas that I wanted to explore through stories. I started writing my first novel, just to see what would happen, and then found it impossible to stop.
It took me a few years to work out what I was doing, but Tiny Acts of Love, the very same novel that I started as a new mum, has now been published! I'm now writing my second novel, when permitted by my two small daughters.
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June 14, 2025
I found this whole book very sad. I love books about children. Kitty was a broken child, & her parents were horrible narcissist, well her dad was. Her mom had her problems, but It wasn't made easier by a man who slept around, who hurt & abused other people, & eventually the child lost her mum to murder which was staged as suicide till the end, when the piece of rubbish was caught. For years this man has hurt kids, & then blamed It on innocent people. I loved Juliette, & I love that she was the best mum for Kitty, even though It wasn't her blood child. You see so much deceit in this book, & relationships are not as they seem. I did like the friendship between Charlie & Juliette ever since they were at school together, & I was pleased that they got together as a couple, that really shows what true love is. I think Juliette's mum had a lot of problems herself, but I think she was given a very raw deal in this story. I found the whole book intensely sad. Kitty had selective muteism because of all her trauma, but I am glad that at the end she learns to talk again because of the love of Juliette & Charlie.
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