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Siobhan Dowd: A swift pure cry (2007, David Fickling Books) 4 stars

Coolbar, Ireland, is a village of secrets and Shell, caretaker to her younger brother and …

Review of 'A swift pure cry' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Warning: contains a spoiler.

Beautifully written with memorable characters but should come with a big red DEAD BABIES AHEAD warning. Much much worse because the description is so vivid and also so necessary to the plot.

I cried for the last 1/4 of the book.