The Empty Cradle

The Empty Cradle

The Empty Cradle

Ruth Lowry

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AuthorHouse UK
Año de edición:
2011
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781456790363
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Mark and Jeannie Smythe are a married couple in their forties, they own a beautiful house on Blackheath Common have their own buisness, his and her’s sports cars and money no object for a wealthy pair such as themselves.To the outside world they appear to have everything ,and that indeed was once the case. However a tragedy happened in their lives five years ago that turned their world upside down.After three miscarriages , Jeannie becomes pregnant again, but their joy is short lived as the final pregnancy is ectopic, resulting in Jeannie being rushed in to hospital for an emergency hysterectomy. Although Both of them are completely devastated at the news that they will never be able to conceive again, Mark slowly comes to terms with the tragedy over the years that follow. Unfortunately Jeannie does not, Mark does his best to love and support his wife, but there is only so much he can do. What would any man do ? Has Jeannie Smythe become a woman who is simply drenched in grief ? Or has she become psychotic ? A woman who is prepared to stop at nothing to get what she truly believes she deserves, even if that means hurting the one person who loves her unconditionally.A strange spiral of events unfold, and will keep you guessing until the end.

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