Children's Home

Name: Children's Home
ISBN: 9781501117411

A Novel

by Charles Lambert

2/5

(23 votes)

For fans of Shirley Jackson, Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl, and Edward Gorey, a beguiling and disarming debut novel from an award-winning British author about a mysterious group of children who appear to a disfigured recluse and his country doctor—and the start.

First published: 2016
Publishers: Scribner
Language: English

This book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review This is going to be a challenge for me to write a good review on this book. I honestly didn't understand the ending as I've noticed it applied the same to the other readers.

After a horrific accident causing him physical damage and disability, Morgan lives a life of solitude with his housekeeper, Engel. Children begin to randomly show up at Morgan's manor and no one has a clue where they came from.

About Charles Lambert

Charles Lambert was born in the United Kingdom but has lived in Italy for most of his adult life. His most recent novel is Prodigal. His previous novel, The Children's Home, was described by Kirkus Reviews as 'a one-of-a-kind literary horror story', while Two Dark Tales, published in October 2017, continues to disturb. Earlier books include three novels, a collection of prize-winning short stories and a memoir, With a Zero at its Heart, selected by the Guardian as one of its top ten books from 2014....

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