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The Latchkey Kid

Helen Forrester

Narrator Laurel Lefkow

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

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Summary

Timeless family drama from the best-selling author of Tuppence to Cross the Mersey. With over 3 million copies sold around the world, Helen Forrester’s gripping fiction continues to move readers. 
Olga Stych has focused all of her efforts on climbing to the top of the social pyramid, letting her son Hank fall by the wayside as she rose. 
As she works to retain her position, her strained relationship with Hank will prove a threat. When he writes a sensational book that causes a stir in his mother’s circles, it’s only a matter of time before Olga’s secrets are revealed. 
Is status all that matters to Olga? Or will she finally realise what it has cost her? 
In The Latchkey Kid, Helen Forrester presents a gripping historical saga that delves into the life of Olga Stych, a woman obsessed with social status. As her son Hank's sensational book threatens to reveal her secrets, Olga must confront the true cost of her ambition. 
For fans of Katie Flynn (First Love, Last Love), Maureen Lee (Flora and Grace), Rosie Goodwin (The Winter Promise), Sheila Newberry (The Canal Boat Girl), and Shirley Dickson (Our Last Goodbye). 
HarperCollins 2022
Duration: about 9 hours (08:41:23)
Publishing date: 2022-11-10; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —