Guilty Innocence
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My review -
In a
story which will have real-life echoes for many, two eleven year-old boys
kidnap and kill a toddler. Mark Slater is one of those boys and with his new
identity he has carved out a place in society for himself. He has a decent job
and a girlfriend, even though he is not supposed to have a relationship because
of his child-killing conviction. Mark knows he's innocent. We find out about
him, the other boy, the dead child's family and his girlfriend, Natalie. Mark
acknowledges his own weakness. I was longing for him to come good.
This
is a great story, detailing the effects of bullying, parental indifference, fear
turning to hatred, and the gradual eating away of these things on a person's
confidence and self-belief. Maggie James writes clearly and eloquently. She has
a deceptively easy style in which she can convey so much. If you enjoy
psychological thrillers, this is definitely the book for you
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