A review by thereadingrunnner
The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

5.0

This book took me on an adventure I was not prepared for. Whoa. I feel gutted emotionally. What an incredible story. Jaye does an amazing job and deals with so many different topics without it ever feeling forced or overdone. Child trafficking, abuse, race, class, gender inequality and psychological trauma all steeped in the tragedy of the Congonese people when hundreds of thousands lost their homes and lives in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
This book is historical fiction at its absolute finest, but has a strong mystery element to it as well. No emotion is left unturned. I absolutely devoured this one. Great novel.