Only child

B>A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick./b>b>Compelling, compassionate and powerful, Rhiannon Navin's Only Child /b>b>will stay with you long after you've turned the final page./b>We all went to school that Tuesday like normal. Not all of us came home.When the unthinkable happens, six-year-old Zach is at school. Huddled in a cloakroom with his classmates and teacher, he is too young to understand that life will never be the same again.Afterwards, the once close-knit community is left reeling. Zach's dad retreats. His mum sets out to seek revenge. Zach, scared, lost and confused, disappears into his super-secret hideout to try to make sense of things. Nothing feels right - until he listens to his heart . . .But can he remind the grown-ups how to love again?b>'Captivating . . . Will appeal to fans of Room, The Lovely Bones and The Fault in Our Stars' - Independent/b>