Joseph and Isabelle Winters seem to have it all: a grand home in Holt, New York, a trio of radiant daughters, and a sense that they are safe in their affluent corner of America. But when five-year-old Ellie disappears, the fault lines within the family are exposed: Joseph, once a successful businessman, succumbs to his demons; Isabelle retreats into memories of her debutante days in Savannah; and Ellie’s bereft sisters grow apart–Madeline reluctantly stays home, while Caroline run... (show more)
Joseph and Isabelle Winters seem to have it all: a grand home in Holt, New York, a trio of radiant daughters, and a sense that they are safe in their affluent corner of America. But when five-year-old Ellie disappears, the fault lines within the family are exposed: Joseph, once a successful businessman, succumbs to his demons; Isabelle retreats into memories of her debutante days in Savannah; and Ellie’s bereft sisters grow apart–Madeline reluctantly stays home, while Caroline runs away.
Fifteen years later, Caroline, now a New Orleans cocktail waitress, sees a photograph of a woman in a magazine. Convinced that it is Ellie all grown up, Caroline embarks on a search for her missing sister. Armed with copies of the photo, an amateur detective guide, and a cooler of Dixie beer, Caroline travels through the New Mexico desert, the mountains of Colorado, and the smoky underworld of Montana, determined to salvage her broken family. (show less)
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I enjoyed reading this book but found that reading it directly after "The Year of the Fog", was kind of a mistake. Totally different stories but s... (show more)
I enjoyed reading this book but found that reading it directly after "The Year of the Fog", was kind of a mistake. Totally different stories but similar "lost" premise. Good book overall! (show less)
I struggled through this book. I liked the story but it jumped all over the place and it was difficult to follow. The end just left me hanging. ... (show more)
I struggled through this book. I liked the story but it jumped all over the place and it was difficult to follow. The end just left me hanging. I'm glad I read it and didn't give up but I wouldn't recommend it. (show less)
I felt like I had read this book before. I hadn't, but it sure felt like it. The story seemed reminiscent of many others. The cover looks the same as almost every other contemporary "woman's" novel out there. It probably was a Target pick for undiscovered reads or something like that. I don't know--it just seemed like a poor imitation and compilation of lots of other books out there. The premise was interesting enough: a girl disappears at five and we see what happens to her family ... (show more)
I felt like I had read this book before. I hadn't, but it sure felt like it. The story seemed reminiscent of many others. The cover looks the same as almost every other contemporary "woman's" novel out there. It probably was a Target pick for undiscovered reads or something like that. I don't know--it just seemed like a poor imitation and compilation of lots of other books out there. The premise was interesting enough: a girl disappears at five and we see what happens to her family (two sisters and parents) after the fact. They're all grown up and the mother sees a picture in a magazine that looks like the missing girl all grown up and one of the sisters takes off to try and find her. I really didn't get involved in the book and I really only kept reading to find out the ending. An ending that was disappointing and left me wanting more. So then I was angry that I read the whole book for nothing. (show less)
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Wow, this book made me so uncomfortable at times, but didn't cross that line where you just have to stop reading. the main character is damaged by her sister's disappearance and her parents drinking/fighting and this book shows what someone so devastated by their childhood would turn out to be. The plot managed to surprise me a few times, so much out there is predictable, and it wasn't the kind of gotcha surprise that has no clues some authors use--it was the genuine kind that humans make all... (show more)
Wow, this book made me so uncomfortable at times, but didn't cross that line where you just have to stop reading. the main character is damaged by her sister's disappearance and her parents drinking/fighting and this book shows what someone so devastated by their childhood would turn out to be. The plot managed to surprise me a few times, so much out there is predictable, and it wasn't the kind of gotcha surprise that has no clues some authors use--it was the genuine kind that humans make all the time--you see what you want to see even though other possibilities are right there, she somehow manages to make this believable. Highly recommend. (show less)
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