Only Child

Heartbreaking * The Sun Chronicle * Hotly anticipated * Glamour * Like Emma Donoghue's Room, Navin's debut takes the risk of narrating a modern tragedy in the voice of a very young player . . . A powerful exercise in empathy and perspective * Kirkus * Innocence trumps violence -- Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair Heart-wrenching . . . [An] important and timely book * Booklist * Outstanding -- Harlen Coben Told in the surprisingly mature voice of an unforgettable little boy, this tender novel about healing and family will tug at your heartstrings * Sunday Post * Powerful . . . A careful examination of the way one boy and his parents, and their community, struggle to survive - and stay together - after the worst has happened * USA Today * An astonishing debut * Publishers Weekly * Zach, at only 6 years old, understands more about the human heart than the broken adults around him. His hope and optimism . . . will have every reader cheering him on, and believing in happy endings even in the face of tragedy -- Washington Post Devastating. Unsentimental. Honest. Beautiful. Everyone should read -- Penny Hancock, author of Tideline An amazing voice . . . Powerful and wise and healing -- Rachael Lucas, author of Wildflower Bay Sinks its hooks into you from the very first sentence * Marie Claire (US) * Completely felled me . . . Brilliantly heartbreaking * Lucy Diamond * Powerful . . . Will appeal to fans of Emma Donoghue's Room * Good Housekeeping * Heart-wrenching and intelligent, and so very moving and insightful about a family in crisis -- Kate Eberlen, author of Miss You An emotional, heart-wrenching read for fans of We Need To Talk About Kevin * The Pool * Grab hold of the tissues for a heartbreaking read that's full of compassion and insight * Woman & Home * Authentic and moving * Irish Times * Captivating . . . Will appeal to fans of Room, The Lovely Bones and The Fault in Our Stars * Independent *