Lamb was a very disturbing book to read. On the surface it appeared to be a story about a connection between a middle age man and a 12 year old girl. There was no overt sexual abuse involved. But under the surface, Lamb was a pedophile. He stalked and subsequently took a vulnerable 12 girl to groom for his obsession. Their 7 days on the road discovering exciting places was in fact a slow preparation of Lamb's ultimate plan. In the end Lamb, for some reason, did not complete his plan. Instead he returned the girl home.
Lamb knows he changed this girl's life, but he thinks he changed it for the better. Even though there was no overt sexual abuse, there was implied sexual contact for the girl. Each time there would be a whisper of sexual contact: Holding her, kissing her, having her sleep in the same bed with him. Yes, this child's life has changed. But not for the better. He has changed who she is and it is a change that will follow her the rest of her life. Abused children (and she was one) never get over their abuse. Sometimes they get beyond it but never over it.
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