- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Coronet Books; New edition edition (5 Aug 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340685956
- ISBN-13: 978-0340685952
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 89,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ben is devastated by the sudden death of his wife, and her son, Jacob, is a joy to him despite his autism. But while cleaning out his wife's cupboards, Ben finds proof that Jacob was never her child. Horrified, he sets out to find Jacob's real family - and is drawn into an deadly obsession.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Owning Jacob tells the story of the fight for custody of a young autistic boy, whose mother has recently died. We soon learn, however, that she wasn't really his mother at all - she stole him from a hospital as a baby. The hero of the novel, her husband Ben, only discovers this fact after her death, and faces a painful battle to care for the child he loves.
The real father, John Kale, has now remarried following the death of Jacob's real mother. It quickly becomes apparent that he is deranged and violent, all of which escapes the social services assessing his fitness for parentage. And thus begins the battle: Ben's quest to unmask Kale's true character and return Jacob to what he believes to be his rightful home.
The book raises some thought-provoking moral points and is fairly well written, although some of the characters are a little unconvincing, particularly the cliched private detective. But on the whole, Owning Jacob is a good stab at writing an ethically provocative yet satisfying novel.
The real father, John Kale, has now remarried following the death of Jacob's real mother. It quickly becomes apparent that he is deranged and violent, all of which escapes the social services assessing his fitness for parentage. And thus begins the battle: Ben's quest to unmask Kale's true character and return Jacob to what he believes to be his rightful home.
The book raises some thought-provoking moral points and is fairly well written, although some of the characters are a little unconvincing, particularly the cliched private detective. But on the whole, Owning Jacob is a good stab at writing an ethically provocative yet satisfying novel.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book wasnt what i expected it to be. Actually, it was much better. Written by an author more popular for his recent novels who is still greatly underrated in my opinion.
In short without giving anything away, it is the story of a man who immediately after the sudden, unexpected death of his young wife accidentally discovers that her autistic son Jacob (who was born before they met) and who is now in his care, wasnt her real child either. Worse still, he discovers that when Jacob was a newborn he was stolen from hospital and from his biological parents. Ben who is still grieving the death of his beloved wife, tries to come to terms with this new situation and to do what is ethically correct. That is finding the boy s parents. What he discovers wasnt exactly what he was hoping for but by then it was too late to turn back.
Really appreciated the way this book was written and very much liked the fact that the author did not try to picture Ben as a saint, but as a normal human being with his faults and weaknesses. A story that is thought provoking for the sensitive topics it touches, and entertaining at the same time. A mixture that is brilliantly performed here. It s a shame that this book is out of print and very few copies of it are available. Highly recommended!
In short without giving anything away, it is the story of a man who immediately after the sudden, unexpected death of his young wife accidentally discovers that her autistic son Jacob (who was born before they met) and who is now in his care, wasnt her real child either. Worse still, he discovers that when Jacob was a newborn he was stolen from hospital and from his biological parents. Ben who is still grieving the death of his beloved wife, tries to come to terms with this new situation and to do what is ethically correct. That is finding the boy s parents. What he discovers wasnt exactly what he was hoping for but by then it was too late to turn back.
Really appreciated the way this book was written and very much liked the fact that the author did not try to picture Ben as a saint, but as a normal human being with his faults and weaknesses. A story that is thought provoking for the sensitive topics it touches, and entertaining at the same time. A mixture that is brilliantly performed here. It s a shame that this book is out of print and very few copies of it are available. Highly recommended!
Format:Hardcover
Owning Jacob tells the story of the fight for custody of a young autistic boy, whose mother has recently died. We soon learn, however, that she wasn't really his mother at all - she stole him from a hospital as a baby. The hero of the novel, her husband Ben, only discovers this fact after her death, and faces a painful battle to care for the child he loves.
The real father, John Kale, has now remarried following the death of Jacob's real mother. It quickly becomes apparent that he is deranged and violent, all of which escapes the social services assessing his fitness for parentage. And thus begins the battle: Ben's quest to unmask Kale's true character and return Jacob to what he believes to be his rightful home.
The book raises some thought-provoking moral points and is fairly well written, although some of the characters are a little unconvincing, particularly the cliched private detective. But on the whole, Owning Jacob is a good stab at writing an ethically provocative yet satisfying novel.
The real father, John Kale, has now remarried following the death of Jacob's real mother. It quickly becomes apparent that he is deranged and violent, all of which escapes the social services assessing his fitness for parentage. And thus begins the battle: Ben's quest to unmask Kale's true character and return Jacob to what he believes to be his rightful home.
The book raises some thought-provoking moral points and is fairly well written, although some of the characters are a little unconvincing, particularly the cliched private detective. But on the whole, Owning Jacob is a good stab at writing an ethically provocative yet satisfying novel.
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