Book description
It is the summer of 1976, the hottest summer on record.
In the heart of London's bustling East End lies a tight-knit
community of families. They lead a very traditional way of life, the
men are down the pub, the women are gossiping at the toddler group in
the working men's club and the children stay out late in the long
summer evenings, playing in the park and roaming the streets carefree.
In the sweltering heat, Grace Ballantyne leaves her son Adam playing
in his toy car in the garden. When she returns, she finds the door to
the car open and her four-year-old son is nowhere in sight. As Grace
frantically searches, panic creeps in and so the nightmare begins.
A series of horrific assaults on young children spreads through the
neighbourhood, each one more brutal; there is only so much this close
community can take. As they cling to one another for hope and
survival, the men beat up the school caretaker who they believe to be
the perpetrator of this twisted abuse. But have they got the right man?
Finally, it is the women who take control. In a battle to protect
their families - and seek revenge - they make sure the attacker gets
his just desserts.
Jenny Tomlin is happily married and living in France. With continuing
support from her two children Martine and LJ, she still loves to write
and enjoys family life to the full. She champions the causes of those
charities that fight to wipe out abuse in all its forms, these include
Barnardo's, Refuge, Red Cross and Domestic Violence Units, amongst
others. Her other works have been in non-fiction:
Behind Closed Doors
,
Silent Sisters
and
Not Alone
.
