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The Child Who Wasn’t

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The Child Who Wasn’t is a novel in English. Chapters 1 and 2 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

After her adopted daughter Phoebe Marsh moves in, a mother watches her biological daughter Maisie Shaw collapse in agony whenever Phoebe hurts herself. The pain passes from Phoebe to Maisie alone, yet no doctor can find a cause. When she begs her husband Brandon Shaw to send Phoebe away, he accuses Maisie of faking illness for attention and calls his wife cruel for targeting a fragile orphan.

Protected by Brandon, Phoebe harms herself more viciously, and Maisie is tortured beyond recognition. On Maisie's birthday, Phoebe throws herself from the fifth floor; Maisie dies with blood pouring from her face, while Phoebe escapes with minor scrapes. The mother dies of grief and wakes again on Phoebe's first day in their home.

Determined to protect Maisie this time, she tests the bond between the girls, only to find the pain flows one way. Phoebe keeps staging her injuries, and Brandon keeps blaming Maisie, leaving her to wonder how to shield her daughter from a child who means to replace her.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

Then, she would turn around with cold eyes, watching Maisie writhe on the floor in agony until she passed out from the pain. With no medical solution available, I broke down and held Maisie close, begging my husband, Brandon Shaw, to send Phoebe away.

However, he would erupt in fury. "It's obviously Maisie who's been faking illness for attention, and you're making up this ridiculous story to get rid of Phoebe.

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Contents

Chapters 1 and 2 are on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Which chapters of The Child Who Wasn’t are free?

Chapters 1 and 2 are free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 3 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Child Who Wasn’t after chapter 2?

In the official app. Install it, enter code R77917, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 3.

What is The Child Who Wasn’t about?

After her adopted daughter Phoebe Marsh moves in, a mother watches her biological daughter Maisie Shaw collapse in agony whenever Phoebe hurts herself. The pain passes from Phoebe to Maisie alone, yet no doctor can find a cause. When she begs her husband Brandon Shaw to send Phoebe away, he accuses Maisie of faking illness for attention and calls his wife cruel for targeting a fragile orphan.

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