The Man Who Loved Children

In 2005, Time magazine included the novel "The Man Who Loved Children" in its list of the 100 best books of the 20th century.
What will happen if a teenage girl lives with a tyrannical father, a hysterical stepmother, and five... stepsiblings? Murder.
Louis is not having an easy time. She is the eldest in the family. The younger children are in her care. The stepmother is constantly screaming, complaining about poverty, her husband, and fate. She is consumed by secrets and debts. The father has invented his own world. In it, he is a genius. Rain falls at his command, and a Wish Tree grows in the yard. The parents are always quarreling. Their hatred spills over onto the children. Louis is tired of it. The time will come when she will understand what needs to be done.
"The Man Who Loved Children" is largely a personal novel for Australian writer Christina Stead. Her mother died when she was only two years old. Christina admired her father, but at the same time suffered from his authoritarianism. Their relationship deteriorated with the appearance of the stepmother, stepsiblings, and half-siblings. Christina dedicated this book to her adolescent experiences, entrusting the pages with her hidden thoughts.
The novel "The Man Who Loved Children" will appeal to you if you were greatly impressed by the books "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard" by Pavel Sanayev and the series "Big Little Lies".
The book is published in a softcover with flaps that can be used as bookmarks. You will never lose your place where you left off. To enhance the tactile sensations when interacting with the book, some elements of the cover design are highlighted with a volume lacquer.