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Emma's Baby (2008)

by Abbie Taylor(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

055381981X (ISBN13: 9780553819816)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Bantam

review 1: For the most part I enjoyed this one. I wish the conclusion had been more interesting; I expected this to be more of a mystery suspense novel, but really it was just a suspense novel as there turned out to be very little in the way of plot twists or revelations. I will say that Taylor nailed the mix of guilt, love, frustration, and loneliness that sometimes accompanies motherhood (obviously all taken to an extreme in this book) - there were passages that were difficult to read because she nailed it a little too well!
review 2: An interesting look at the human psyche, postpartum depression and going it alone as a parent. No one believes Emma, a disheveled, fraught, increasingly depressive young mother of a 13 month old, when she says a woman kidnapped her child ... moreright out from under her. Readers will follow Emma through fear and self doubt as the author paints a picture of life raising a baby with absolutely no one to lean on. I liked the author's treatment of Emma being discounted by authority - police and her doctor - because of her postpartum depression. Instead of helping, they categorize her and then hinder her efforts to find her child, which is alarming and disheartening. I found this to be a satisfying read and wanted Emma to come through it in the end. less

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