Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, International Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9781529157321
Published: March 2023
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 512
Format: Paperback
RRP 250.00

Shadow Child

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About the book

Can you ever escape from the shadows of your past?

'I couldn't put it down!' Sam Blake
'The narrative is multi-layered and bound by emotional integrity.' Candis
'A compelling story of love, relationships, and the grief of two families suffering traumatic losses.' Peterborough Evening Telegraph
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Eighteen-year-old Emma has loving parents and a promising future ahead of her.


So why, one morning, does she leave home without a trace?

Her parents, Cath and Jim, are devastated. They have no idea why Emma left, where she is - or even whether she is still alive.

A year later, Cath and Jim are still tormented by the unanswered questions Emma left...

About the Author

Rachel Hancox

Rachel Hancox

Rachel Hancox read Medicine and Social and Political Science at Cambridge, qualified as a doctor three months after getting married, and has juggled her family, her career and a passion for writing ever since.


She worked in Paediatrics and Public Health for twenty years, writing short stories alongside NHS policy reports, and drafting novels during successive bouts of maternity leave.


She loves singing, cooking, gardening and pottery, and has five children, three dogs and a cat. As someone once said, she thrives on chaos. She lives in Oxford with her husband and youngest children.

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