Tessa Edwards wrote: "I devoured 'A Fortunate Child' in one sitting and was totally captivated from beginning to end. The writing is so tight, so intelligent and fluid - without one spare word or flowery phrase. One cares passionately about how the story will unravel, relishing every moment along the way. I found the book to be a poignant and intriguing portrait of love and heartbreaking loss, about the intensity of life imposed by war and, ultimately, about the agonizing choice a young mother is forced to make - all of which is evoked with vivid clarity, tenderness and humour. Truly wonderful - a book to treasure. Beth Bonini wrote: "I have been lost in a fictional world. Last night I began A Fortunate Child, and utterly absorbed, I read late into the night. Much of the story takes place in World War II, and it follows two women -- one English and one German, one waiting for the war to end and one displaced by it. The voices seem so authentic and true -- they get right into your head."
- ISBN10 1477598014
- ISBN13 9781477598016
- Publish Date 1 June 2012 (first published 19 July 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Createspace
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 364
- Language English