102nd out of 273 books
—
211 voters
The Brat
by
Sherry Gloag (Goodreads Author)
Gina Williams has a secret and prays it is buried with her childhood persecutor, Em Kouvaris, as discovery will ruin her reputation as a famous children's author. She soon discovers the son, Ben Kouvaris, new owner of her publishing company, has uncovered her past and is making demands. Will he ruin her career if she doesn't comply? Ben Kouvaris is blown away by the unknow...more
Paperback, 226 pages
Published
October 1st 2010
by The Wild Rose Press
(first published September 28th 2010)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
103)
This books starts out like a mystery but it’s not long before it becomes more than that. It’s a testament against child abuse of the worst kind: child prostitution. Anna Kouvaris’ one act of love for her son—sending him to his father after he is nearly molested—is also the worst cruelty imaginable, as she buys a child to take his place and forces that child into the same position. The story is also about sins of omission and the fact that not acting when one is aware of a crime is as evil as the...more
Mary’s Review
Why would someone work for an older lady if they hate them? Why would you spend your whole life wanting to find out secrets long-lost buried? That is something that Gina Williams is trying to understand. Em Kouvaris was an evil woman and one who deserved no love. Yet one person feels differently and that is her son, Ben Kouvaris. As a children’s author Gina can weave stories to hide her pain but now Ben wants her to do appearances. No one must know who she really is and now she mus...more
Why would someone work for an older lady if they hate them? Why would you spend your whole life wanting to find out secrets long-lost buried? That is something that Gina Williams is trying to understand. Em Kouvaris was an evil woman and one who deserved no love. Yet one person feels differently and that is her son, Ben Kouvaris. As a children’s author Gina can weave stories to hide her pain but now Ben wants her to do appearances. No one must know who she really is and now she mus...more
May 18, 2013
Maisha
marked it as to-read
May 20, 2012
M.L. Falconer
marked it as to-read
Apr 07, 2012
L.R. Wright
marked it as to-read
Aug 05, 2011
Meg Marie
marked it as to-read
Mar 25, 2011
Amber
marked it as to-read
Mar 13, 2011
Camille Noel
marked it as to-read
Jan 03, 2011
Lindsay Marene Ordone Patton
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
ebook
Nov 19, 2010
Megan
marked it as to-read
Nov 19, 2010
Dr.horrible
marked it as to-read
Nov 10, 2010
Jessica Rodriguez
marked it as to-read
Nov 09, 2010
Kelly
marked it as to-read
Nov 07, 2010
Sophie
marked it as to-read
Nov 05, 2010
Ana Lopez
marked it as to-read
Nov 05, 2010
Artsy Chick
marked it as to-read
Nov 04, 2010
Amber Rose
added it
Nov 04, 2010
Kim
marked it as to-read
Nov 04, 2010
Diane Green
marked it as to-read
Nov 04, 2010
Gail
marked it as to-read
Nov 04, 2010
Suzanne
marked it as to-read
Nov 03, 2010
Dahlia (yadkny)
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Sherry Gloag lives in the beautiful East Anglian countryside in the UK after spending her childhood in Scotland followed by many years in the Midland of England.
Although she's written over the years, in 2006 life made time for her to indulge her passion for writing and for her characters to let loose with their new found freedom.
Her debut novel, The Brat, deals with love in all it's aspects, and h...more
More about Sherry Gloag...
Although she's written over the years, in 2006 life made time for her to indulge her passion for writing and for her characters to let loose with their new found freedom.
Her debut novel, The Brat, deals with love in all it's aspects, and h...more
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

Loading...





view 2 comments
















