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Promise

How far would you go to protect a child in danger? When a new family moves in next door, it takes Anna just two days to realise something is very wrong. She can hear their five-year-old daughter Charlie crying, then sees injuries on the little girl which cannot be ignored. Anna reports the family to the police and social services but when no one comes to Charlie's aid, Anna understands that she is alone with her fears for the child's life. So when Charlie comes to her door asking for help, the only thing Anna can think to do is take the girl and run. Raising delicate but deeply felt questions about our individual responsibility for the children around us, Promise is a novel that obliges the reader to ask: if Charlie were my neighbour, what would I do?

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
32320004110767 F
Fiction-Adult   East Maitland library . . Available .  
32320004238907 F
Fiction-Adult   Thornton library . . On Loan . 16 Apr 2024
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ISBN 9781743535844 (pbk.)
Classification Number F
Author Armstrong, Sarah, 1968-
Title Promise [BK]
How far would you go to protect a child in danger? When a new family moves in next door, it takes Anna just two days to realise something is very wrong. She can hear their five-year-old daughter Charlie crying, then sees injuries on the little girl which cannot be ignored. Anna reports the family to the police and social services but when no one comes to Charlie's aid, Anna understands that she is alone with her fears for the child's life. So when Charlie comes to her door asking for help, the only thing Anna can think to do is take the girl and run. Raising delicate but deeply felt questions about our individual responsibility for the children around us, Promise is a novel that obliges the reader to ask: if Charlie were my neighbour, what would I do?
Subject Child welfare
Child abuse
Australian fiction
Child abuse -- Fiction
Child welfare -- Fiction
Neighbors -- Fiction
Australian fiction -- 21st century
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