The Latchkey Kid

I wasn't sure about this book but something made me want to find out what would happen. At first I wondered if it was going anywhere at all. I rather thought the young widow would pack her bags and return to the UK and we'd follow her attempt to make a life for herself there but it became obvious th......more

3.5 stars I have read some of this authors books and thought that I knew what to expect. This book was entirely different from what I expected but it was good different. To be honest to begin with I wasn't sure that I would finish the book but it's what I call a slow burner. Most of the characters I f......more

Mrs Olga Stych, daughter of an immigrant Ukranian pig farmer, has finally made it to the top of the social pyramid of Tollemarche, a small town in Canada's Bible Belt. But to get there, she has not only had to see off her most determined rival, she has also had to neglect her son Hank. With enemies......more

A socially adept and enjoyable book. The Latchkey Kid is set in Canada, in the small town atmosphere of the 1950s. So of course it couldn't happen now, that women prefer to push their men out of town on work, socialise with bitter intent to top every committee, and neglect their children. One such ne......more