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The Lookout Boy

Christine Street

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A sophisticated romantic thriller set within the evocative land- and sea scape of rugged coastal Cornwall.
Tackles deep and complex topical themes of dysfunctional relationships, childhood trauma and the
emotional fallout of a disastrous marriage.
Follows a young mother’s ultimately uplifting journey towards self-belief, purpose and trust after years of
duplicity and control.

How far would a young boy go to save his mother from heartbreak?

When her controlling husband’s body is found in the Thames, Joss returns to her Cornish roots with 12-year-old
Ollie, hoping time and change will heal them both. Her confidence increases as she keeps her parents’
guesthouse business afloat, despite the attentions of a local land agent with designs on their handsome
property. But Joss has a blind spot: her son.

Traumatised by the circumstances of his father’s death, Ollie has appointed himself her guardian. Unknown to
Joss, he has secretly begun to neutralise any perceived threat to her well-being. Then ‘Cal’ McCalvey enters
their world.

Yacht restorer, lifeboat volunteer, neglectful parent, McCalvey’s presence enriches but disrupts their lives. Ollie
rediscovers joy aboard his exquisite sloop Kara, while an unlikely friendship between Joss and McCalvey
evolves into covert romance. But McCalvey’s past is about to catch up with him. In nightmares, he is haunted
by the memory of a locked room, a woman’s soft voice, and a child he needs to save.

As his suspicions about McCalvey grow, Ollie determines to save his mother from another destructive
relationship – whatever the cost.

Christine Street graduated in English from York University and then pursued a career in leadership
consultancy before making the life-changing decision to buy a hotel and move with her husband and two young
daughters to North Cornwall. With the hotel sold and her daughters ‘fledged’, her home - and major source of
writing inspiration - is now a village south-west of Truro, minutes from the sea.

Publication Date: 28th April 2024 £10.99 ISBN: 9781805143543
Thema subject category: FHX – Psychological thriller
paperback 198 x 129 mm 160 pp Portrait Author location: Cornwall

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