My dear child

Author's name: Romy Hausmann

Every story of captivity ends with escape. But in our story, escape was just the beginning of a new nightmare.
In an isolated, windowless cabin in the middle of an unforgiving forest, Lena and her two children lived according to strict rules set by their father: meals at set times, regular bathroom visits, and a closely monitored study schedule. This closed world was all they knew, a prison he believed protected them from the dangers of the outside world.
Lena finally succeeded in escaping with her baby from this organized hell.
But the most perplexing paradox arises upon her arrival: Is this woman, with her broken teeth and confused memories, really “Lena” who disappeared fourteen years ago?
As the police and Lena's grieving family try to piece together the puzzle, something deep in their instinct screams that this is not their daughter.
"My Dear Child" is more than a thriller about a survivor; it's a terrifying dive into the distortions of memory and identity. Through a tightly woven and tense narrative, author Romy Hausman puts you to a shocking test of trust and intuition, posing a disturbing question: What's worse, being imprisoned in a cage, or being free while carrying the key to that cage inside you all the time?