The Wild Child

by Anne Baker

Raising her daughters alone, widowed Flora Wilcox often feels out of her depth. There's no problem with mousy Hilary, but Isobel is a wayward beauty who can never forgive her plainer sister for stealing her boyfriend, and will be pregnant before she marries. Worse, the father of Isobel's baby isn't her new husband - and when the truth comes out, her marriage is likely to hit the rocks. Hilary's life seems to be moving along more calmly, until her husband is badly injured in an accident. And as she takes charge of his business Hilary also faces the discovery that her adored children are struggling at school. There's hope if the sisters can pull together at last - but can they ever put the past behind them?

Genres: Fiction

480 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2007

About the author

Anne Baker trained as a nurse in England, but after her marriage lived in Libya and Nigeria before returning to Birkenhead, where she worked as a health visitor. She now lives with her husband in Merseyside.

Reviews

[Bronwyn Rykiert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book should be read in conjunction with ‘A Labor of Love’, though they both can be read separately too.

The Wild Child is Isabel Wilcox, the younger daughter of Flora Wilcox, who is a widow raising 2 daughters in the 1960’s. Hilary is a lot quieter than Isabel – things turn sour when Isabel’s boyfriend Ben starts going out with Hilary, before you know it Hilary and Ben are married.

Isabel is angry, and after meeting a man who is a lot older than her she decides to go to London to live and gets a job as a teacher. When she falls pregnant to her older lover, Rupert and he dies she is devastated and worried but she convinces Rupert’s son Sebastian that the child is his. When the child is born early their relationship is rocky.

Hilary and Ben have twins who it turns out are dyslexic, there is a lot of discussion on this subject in the story.

This is another good family saga.

[Jennifer]

A real smashing read, didn’t want to put the book down. I do like Anne Baker books.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read from Anne Baker, didn't want it to end.

[Sandra Preston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good easy read

[Mrs Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting and compelling read.
I found the issues of dyslexia people had in the early days and are still having now in our modern year.
I felt as though I was reading about my grandson and family who still have to fight for extra help.

[Deb Thorburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

This was a great book, I enjoyed reading it. ☺
Anne Baker is a great author I recommend this book.