Sun Child

by Angela Huth

"(Huth's) talent is entirely original." THE TIMES SUN CHILD is an exceptional book about a child's world. Emily has not yet reached the age of judgement. For her, normality consists of contentment and magic and there is no possibility of change in the seeming happiness of her parents. She loves them both dearly and her image of them is together - indivisible, laughing, dancing, making every day scintillate with life. When change does come, Emily is a helpless spectator, confused by the puzzle of ill-fitting events. With both poignant humour and ruthless honesty, Angela Huth has captured the inconsistencies of adult behaviour, as seen through the eyes of a child who watches and suffers from them.

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Daughter of actor Harold Huth, english novelist Angela Huth married journalist and travel writer Quentin Crewe in the 1960s and with him had a daughter. She presented programmes on the BBC, including How It Is and Why and Man Alive.

She also writes plays for radio, television and stage, and is a well-known freelance journalist, critic and broadcaster. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

She has been married to a don, James Howard-Johnston, since 1978. They live in Warwickshire and have one daughter, Eugenie Teasley.

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Staring out rather slow. Not sure if I will like it. Will keep this updated.
Sorry, just could not make myself waste my time reading this.