The Children's Home

author: Charles Lambert
name: Wayne
average rating: 2.91
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2019/09/28
date added: 2019/09/28
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'The Children's Home' by Charles Lambert is a moody book about a disfigured recluse and the people who enter his life.

Morgan Fletcher lives in a sprawling estate. We aren't told where or when. There are clues that it may not be on our world at all. The artifacts in his home are strange, like the wax figure of a pregnamt woman with a hinged womb containing a baby. When a couple children show up, Morgan takes them in. Then more and more start appearing. Morgan and the town physician, Dr. Crane, set out to try to figure out where these mysterious children seem to be coming from.

I liked this atmospheric tale, and I really liked the prose. For those looking for a specific story arc, this may be a disappointment. Morgan is more of an observer than a protagonist, and the ending left me with more questions than answers.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Scribner, Gallic Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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