Beautifully written. I couldn't put it down. I won't be reposting this book for a while, as I have been lending it to everyone I know. I've also added everything Alison McGhee has written to my Wish List.

Somebody PLEASE read this book! It will get under you skin and make you look at 11-year old kids in a whole new way! I LOVE THIS BOOK!

A wonderfully written and touching story. I loved the quirky main character, Clara. A good read!

A touching story - though I had trouble getting into the book and really identifying with the characters.

The character in this book reminds me of the girl from "The Lovely Bones"....odd but endearing. Good read!

This book was a bit hard to get into. The 11 yr old the book was about kept making up stories about her friend the 77 yr. old Georg. I didn't know what to believe. Finally finished it by skipping half the novel.

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I'm typically an "Oprah's Book Club" sort of reader, and I tried this book based on the fact that it's part of the Today Book Club. I enjoyed this book a lot - at first I was skeptical because it seemed slow, but I stuck with it, fortunately, because the latter half of the book is most touching.

You might be put off at first by the "grown-up" voice seemingly uncharacteristic of the 11-year-old narrator, but the author does a great job of developing this character and you'll soon see that she's wise beyond her years. This story has somewhat of an unfortunate, unforseen twist as well. It's one of those books that you might seem "iffy" about at first, but if you follow it through to the end you will likely appreciate yourself for doing so.

I found the hardest part (or maybe most confusing) is trying to understand the stories the narrator makes up, and being able to seperate them from reality. If you don't pay close attention to every page and piece of the story, I can see where a reader might get confused or irritated by this.

"Shadow Baby" is a treasure. If you are a fan of obscure authors with books of literary merit, give this one a try. It might not be the most epic reading you will ever do, but it will pull at your heartstrings without a doubt.

Interesting story told from a child's point of view. It's a short little tale, easily read in a day.

The writing is lovely, and I very much enjoyed all of Clara's (the main character) stories - she has a good voice. It's also fun to read a book set in an area you know pretty well, which is true for me of upstate New York. But still I ended up thinking there was probably more here to tell. This is a quick read - maybe a little too quick - and a story very gently told.

"Eleven year old Clara winter (she prefers lowercase, and she has her reasons) is struggling to find the truth about her missing father and twin sister, but her mother refuses to reveal any information. When Clara begins interviewing her elderly neighbor George Kominsky for a school assignment, she finds that he is equally reticent about his won concealed history. Precocious and imaginative, Clara invents Mr. Kominsky's history just as she invents for the people missing from her own shadowy past."

Wonderfully written!

Very interesting!

I thought this was a very well written book.

Clara winter is an amazing charachter. The author is a wonder writer. Excellent book!

Excellent book! Couldn't put it down.

Quick read and nice story

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