Margot Livesey

This book set in a small Oxfordshire village in 1999 just before the turn of the Millennium starts off with 3 Siblings walking home from School, they find an unconscious boy lying in a field.
They manage to call for help the Boy is taking to Hospital were he slowly recovers.
This incident really affected the 3 Children
The oldest Mathew is determined to find out who attacked Karel he teams up with Tomas who is Karel's elder brother to try and find the attacker.
Zoe also goes looking for the attacker in Oxford she meets an American called Rufus she has an affair with him.
Duncan the youngest Child is determined to find his Birth Mother.
Their Parents Betsy and Hal are slowly drifting apart, Hal is having an affair.

They get to meet Karel he says Thank you but he isnt the same person he used to be.
Book then jumps 8 years later when the Children are young adults.… (més)

In this twist on a coming of age story, the Lang children, Matthew, Duncan, and Zoe, find a boy in a field as they are walking home from school. Their father was to pick them up, but when he was late they decided to walk home. They encounter the boy who has been beaten and abused and is near death. Have you ever had circumstances and a chance encounter change your life's direction? The encounter with the boy shapes the way the entire family begins to approach the future. The book is a well written exploration of not just coming of age but of the role chance encounters and unexpected circumstances play in our lives. The characters are good and Livesey builds empathy well. The ongoing mystery of the boy keeps the pages turning as well as ties together the vignets of the Lang family as they grow together and the kids prepare to enter adulthood.… (més)