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Show Notes
Charlie and Carmel Harrington (The Stolen Child) discuss her stunning thriller wherein the reveal is given at the start and we have to find out the how and the why, a boy stolen as a child and now he's found his way home...
Please note we mention abuse, kidnapping, and prostitution.
Books mentioned by name or extensively: Carmel Harrington: The Stolen Child Carmel Harrington: The Nowhere Girls J R R Tolkien: The Lord Of The Rings
Release details: recorded 17th February 2025; published 23rd June 2025
Where to find Carmel online: Website || Instagram || Facebook
Where to find Charlie online: Website || Twitter || Instagram || TikTok
Discussions
01:33 The inspiration for The Stolen Child 04:43 Carmel's research 06:18 Planning and plotting 10:37 On giving the answers up front and working with everything else after doing that 13:00 Exploring DNA tests 14:13 Creating the characters 21:02 More about Kimberley's father-in-law, Kevin 23:08 The locations - why them and why have four? 25:55 The prostitution storylines 28:47 On Sally not going back to the orphanage but being able to talk to Sister Jones 31:28 Ian, the exploitative abuser 44:37 On not dobbing Kimberley to the police 50:49 Was it difficult getting these characters out of your head after you'd finished the book? 52:11 Watering plants with pasta water?! 53:02 What Carmel is working on now
Photo credit: Patrick Browne Photography