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A review by clyssandre
The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne
5.0
Incredible novel. The Guilty One will force you to think about the notion of guilt in regard to childhood. What does it mean? What is the right respond to it?
Sebastian, 11 years old accused of murder, and Daniel, a violent child who was sent to foster homes as young as 4-5 years old, share the sad experience of failing parents. Lisa Ballantyne seems to try to tell us that things are not always just as they seem to be. Can really a child "be" evil? What can you do? Is there no coming back from a past of violence?
It is also a novel about being a mother and a foster mother and a role model.
It is a very moving novel, quite painful to read but so, so interested. Highly recommended.
Sebastian, 11 years old accused of murder, and Daniel, a violent child who was sent to foster homes as young as 4-5 years old, share the sad experience of failing parents. Lisa Ballantyne seems to try to tell us that things are not always just as they seem to be. Can really a child "be" evil? What can you do? Is there no coming back from a past of violence?
It is also a novel about being a mother and a foster mother and a role model.
It is a very moving novel, quite painful to read but so, so interested. Highly recommended.