You (and your lap-cat!) will be frozen to your chair until you find out the truth.Įllie Mack was the perfect daughter. What really happened to Ellie? In this seemingly straightforward domestic suspense shot through with horrific revelations from the past, the answer lurks in everything the narrators do, and don’t, say. I'm someone who loves trying to figure out a plot before it’s revealed, and Then She Was Gone was a guessing game right down to its final chilling page. If you think you’ve surmised the twist here, I promise that you haven’t. Things move quickly, and soon she’s meeting his family, including his unusual, brilliant nine-year old … who happens to look exactly like Ellie. Ten years later, her marriage long over and her other children grown, Laurel falls into a sudden romance with a man she meets over coffee. The story begins with Laurel Mack, a mother irrevocably shaken by the disappearance of Ellie, her favorite daughter. This spine-tingling thriller with a plot reminiscent of The Lovely Bones had me torn on whether to sympathize with its multiple narrators or completely distrust their every word. Once I opened it, I found myself trapped in Lisa Jewell’s addictive plot and unable to move from my seat, much to my cuddly calico’s delight. Attention, readers with pets: I hereby confirm that Then She Was Gone is lap-cat approved.
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