Since November 2009Book News: Diane Chamberlain
April 26th, 2010 by LeahDiane Chamberlain has been compared to the ever fab Jodi Picoult and she had her first book released in the UK last year called The Lost Daughter. 2010 brings three more releases from Diane - The Bay at Midnight was released earlier this year - and the other two are Before The Storm due out on May 21st and Secrets She Left Behind which is out on 20th August 2010. I have The Lost Daughter on my shelf and love the sound of her other releases. Here are the synopsis and covers for both books (first Before the Storm, second Secrets She Left Behind):
Her little boy has been accused of murder. How far will she go to protect him? When the local church is razed to the ground, dozens of trapped children manage to escape - many helped by fifteen-year-old Andy Lockwood. Born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Andy is more like a little boy than a teenager, but in the eyes of the people he saved, he’s a hero. Laurel lost her baby once through neglect and has spent the rest of her life determined to make up for her mistakes. Yet when suspicion of arson is cast upon Andy, Laurel must ask herself how well she really knows her son - and how far she’ll go to protect him.
Nineteen-year-old Maggie Lockwood spent a year in prison for her part in a fire that cost three lives. The scars carried by the surviving victims - inside and out - are still raw and Maggie’s release from jail does nothing to free her from the guilt. Returning home, Maggie hides herself away, too afraid to see Keith, the boy she grew up with, played with as a child - and recently learnt is her half-brother. Keith nearly lost his life in the fire and the emotional and physical wounds he carries have changed him forever. With childhood innocence gone, Maggie and Keith must learn to come to terms with their new lives, but trying to move forward will have deadly consequences.
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These both sound good, I’ll be looking out for them.
I have just finished BAY AT MIDNIGHT, having read LOST DAUGHTER before that. Both are excellent. I am currently reading COURAGE TREE another page turner, can’t put it down book. I don’t know why her books aren’t available in UK, as she has written a few good sounding one’s that I can’t get hold of. Perhaps time will bring SUMMERS CHILD among others, to the UK soon.