Susie Dent

It’s not nice being used and abused

A review of Thursday’s Children, by Nicci French. This promising psychological thriller ultimately cares too little about its characters – and its readers

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issue 03 May 2014

  • Thursday’s Children

    Nicci French

    Michael Joseph, pp. 420

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