5* review for Known to Social Services from Author Dawn Kopman Whidden

"Freya Barrington has written a dark and gritty novel that captivated me from page one. This story delves into the life of a young social worker whose love and compassion for her young clients literally brings her to the point of self destruction.  Before I picked up the book I read the author's biography and realized that she wasn't just making up case studies to create her novel, but actually has lived them, making the reader that much invested in her book.  These horrific things actually happen, and happen every day. We all know about the horrors of child abuse and sexual abuse of the innocent, because the news reports on them at least three of four times a year. But Ms. Barrington tells us what it's like to be on the front lines every day. What it is like to see the depraved destroy lives and how one young woman and her co workers and associates have to deal with it on a daily with it rarely turning out with the Cinderella happy ending. Kudos to this author for not just keeping me captivated, but opening my eyes to the horrors of what our civil servants and selfless social workers must endure during their careers.  A beautifully done novel that does more than keeps this reader interested, but actually opened my eyes." Thank you Dawn for this most encouraging review Dawn Kopman Whidden is the author of criminal psychological mysteries; A Child is Torn Faceless; a Mystery Stolen Having read Stolen and being half way through A Child is Torn, I can highly recommend Dawn's books. They make gripping reading. Visit Dawn's website; http://dawnkopman.wix.com/dawnkopmanwhidden Visit her Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/DAWNKOPMANWHIDDEN and give her a "like" Freya