After reading Cheryl Tardiff's work, the Children of the Fog, I learnt a great deal about loving my kids. In my opinion, the following attributes added to making it a great read for parents and authors.
1. Character's conflicts: the story, set in the cities of Edmonton and Hinton, was about Sadie, mother of a six-year old dumb boy, Sam. She loved Sam dearly despite his disability. Unfortunately, her husband wouldn't know what is good in liking a dumb child. Sadie is married to Philip whom she could boast was a decent attorney. But, things changed so fast. The Fog, a kidnapper took Sam. Sadie's world began collapsing as stunning revelations were emerging. The story began with a prologue in which Sadie was about to kill herself because she had seen Sam dies at a scene where she wanted to rescue him from the masked kidnapper.
2. Narration: from beginning to end, every scene was clear, emotional and compelling. The author's description of actions, scenes and dialogues was very illuminating. Here is an instance of a moment that stoked the fire in the plot:
"Don't move!" the stranger growled from the depths of the sweatshirt hood. "You have ten seconds to make a decision. Let me walk out of here with the kid, or your son dies."
The following discussion between Sadie and her husband also heightened my interest.
1. Character's conflicts: the story, set in the cities of Edmonton and Hinton, was about Sadie, mother of a six-year old dumb boy, Sam. She loved Sam dearly despite his disability. Unfortunately, her husband wouldn't know what is good in liking a dumb child. Sadie is married to Philip whom she could boast was a decent attorney. But, things changed so fast. The Fog, a kidnapper took Sam. Sadie's world began collapsing as stunning revelations were emerging. The story began with a prologue in which Sadie was about to kill herself because she had seen Sam dies at a scene where she wanted to rescue him from the masked kidnapper.
2. Narration: from beginning to end, every scene was clear, emotional and compelling. The author's description of actions, scenes and dialogues was very illuminating. Here is an instance of a moment that stoked the fire in the plot:
"Don't move!" the stranger growled from the depths of the sweatshirt hood. "You have ten seconds to make a decision. Let me walk out of here with the kid, or your son dies."
The following discussion between Sadie and her husband also heightened my interest.