Born Bad
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My review -
Adele
and her brother Peter are like chalk and cheese. Peter turns to petty crime,
which then becomes not so petty, while Adele works for her A levels. She’s hard
pressed to do so. Her mother lives on tranquilisers and her alcoholic dad is
physically abusive to his wife. The children learn to tread carefully. She
can’t understand why her mother puts up with the abusive treatment and
humiliation her father hands out.
This
is the first of another series set in Manchester, my native city, and it has
such a sense of place. It’s a long time since I heard one or two of the words
or expressions used here and they nailed the story geographically for me. Heather
Burnside is so good at getting into characters’ heads and leaving you
understanding their predicament, but I confess, I didn’t expect the turn the
story took. I found it very good indeed.
I received
a review copy of this from the publisher.
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