Ben is devastated by the sudden death of his wife and her son, six-year-old Jacob, is a joy to him in spite of the effort his autism involves. But while cleaning out her cupboards Ben discovers a hidden box, and within it, proof that Jacob was never her child: she stole him from a maternity ward. Horrified, Ben immediately sets out to find Jacob s real family. But his mother is dead, and his father is a madman. Jacob can t decide his own future, so Ben must do it for him.
- ISBN10 0340685956
- ISBN13 9780340685952
- Publish Date 28 August 1999 (first published 7 October 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 15 August 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Coronet Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 288
- Language English