This book really did engage me I remembered hearing about the women at greenham common so took me back a bit. It spanned three generations of women and told their stories. Alongside there was the main story which centred around the disappearance of Sophia. There is a bit of jumping back in time and forward to present day but as soon as you get your head round the characters this is easy to follow.

A very well told story where the past certainly influences the present.

Loved it

This was a great read. This was the first book I’d read by Emily Gunnis and I’d love to read more. The parallel stories gradually became intertwined. None of the women had had an easy life, particularly Fliss and Emma, through circumstances beyond their control which comes to light the further we learn about their lives.

I’ve never read any of this authors other books but having read A Child in the Storm I will be rectifying that immediately! I thoroughly enjoyed the fast paced plot and it wasn’t until fairly far into it that I began to put the pieces together and suspect what was happening. It was great to learn more about the Greenham Common women, a topic I knew next to nothing about. Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read this great book!

Wonderful just Wonderful.
A book that comes to life as you keep reading.
My emotions were all over they all came out, heartbreaking tears of laughter and real tears falling.
This is one very emotional book,
Showing the hard times in all the characters.
Truly lovely read from this true writer.
Amazing, I loved it.

An excellent read as the story moves between timelines, gradually revealing the links between each character. The reader lives the tension as the story progresses and it's impossible to put down as the last few hours of the plot develop. Set against the efforts of the Greenham Women, this book has the gift of educating as well as entertaining.

Thanks to Emily and NetGalley for allowing me to read A Child in the Storm before the publication date.
It is a real page turner.
I can’t improve on the synopsis and won’t even try, so no spoilers from me.

Emily has woven a story in which she gradually reveals details about 4 generations of women, each of whom have each been influenced by their families and the culture of their time, only to influence the next generation, although not always in a good way.

Initial impressions of the characters can be misleading, until gradually, more information about their history is revealed.
Emily is a master of writing stories which are very balanced, showing a depth of understanding of the characters and their situation, leaving the reader to decide whether you agree or otherwise.
Having read the acknowledgements, it is obvious that she does a lot of research when writing.

The book starts in 1983, whilst the Cold War continues to threaten every life on the planet.
The Doomsday Clock was set at 2 minutes before midnight.
Out of interest, today, the Doomsday Clock is set at 89 seconds before midnight.

Has the world learned nothing in all those years?

An interesting take on a missing person storyline, this novel flits between the 1980s and 2020s and has a backdrop of the Greenham women at its heart.

The plot and back story were well developed, with enough detail to keep a vested interest. Fliss (Felicity) was the daughter/grandmother at the heart of it all and the book has plenty of other strong female characters.

Quite a quick read, short chapters and easy writing style. Definitely one for the beach, or just a day off!