Product Description

In this powerful evocation of working-class South London in the 1950s, drama and heartbreak wreak havoc in the life of young Daisy Bacon, guardian of her Cousin Lizzie who, a grown woman in body and appearance, has the innocent and trusting nature of a child. When her mother Judith is run over and killed outside their house, Daisy retreats into a world of silence. Blaming herself for the accident, the girl is unable to utter a word. The happy family home becomes a prison, with her stepmother Vera as the cruel jailer. It is cousin Lizzie, who will always remain a child, who brings sunshine back to Daisy's life. However, only when Henry Bacon discovers his new wife's shocking secret does Daisy herself find true happiness, and in a way that she could never have anticipated... This is Kitty Neale's second novel. She is a superb storyteller, using her personal experience to explore themes of love and loss, showing life at its best, brightest and very darkest moments.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #668043 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

About the Author
Brenda Warren was brought up in Battersea and now lives in Aldershot. She started writing after working as a bereavement counsellor which she took up after the death of her son who was in his twenties. She is in her early 'fifties.

Customer Reviews

outcast child
A page turner that I couldn't put down. All the characters are so real and came alive in my mind.

Couldn't put it down!
Another fantastic Kitty Neale book. I couldn't put it down. Poor Daisy has such a terrible life that you're rooting for her all the way down. I'm not a softie but even I had a tear in my eye by the end. Fantastic book.

Outcast Child - Kitty Neale
Another fantastic book by Kitty Neale. Really captivating and hard to put down. Can't wait until the new book in November/December.