Jodie Garrow is a teenager from the wrong side of the tracks when she
falls pregnant. Scared, alone and desperate to make something of her
life, she adopts out the baby illegally - and tells nobody.
Twenty-five years on, Jodie has built a new life and a new family. But
when a chance meeting brings the adoption to the notice of the
authorities, Jodie becomes caught in a nationwide police investigation,
and the centre of a media witch hunt.
What happened to Jodie's baby? And where is she now? The fallout from
Jodie's past puts her whole family under the microscope, and her husband
and daughter must re-examine everything they believed to be true.
Potent, provocative and compulsively readable, The Mistake cuts to
the heart of what makes a family, and ask us whether we can ever truly
know another person.
'Sharp, incisive and compassionate . . . full of insight, humour,
intelligence and honesty. A profoundly satisfying read.'
Sun-Herald
'With strong characterisation and a whack of psychological suspense, it
is the kind of novel that will have you second-guessing your own
reactions . . .' The Age
'James's pacing of her plot is masterly.' Adelaide Advertiser
