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Then She Was Gone
A General Fiction Novel by Lisa Jewell
Subgenres:
- Psychological Thriller,
- Family Drama
This book is for you if you're into...
- Family dramas haunted by a vanished child
- Slow-burn mysteries where new relationships stir up old wounds
- Stories where a stranger's arrival revives buried questions
From Little Stack
Laurel’s daughter, Ellie, disappeared ten years ago, but she’s never given up hope of one day finding her again. But when a man walks into her café, sweeping her off her feet and eventually introducing her to his own daughter, Poppy, she is taken aback. Poppy is the spitting image of Ellie.
With her haunting past brought back to the surface once again, all those unanswered questions are back in her mind. What happened to her daughter? And who has been keeping secrets all this time? Very real characters and engaging multiple POVs make this an addictive read. Fast-paced and gripping, which is exactly what we come to expect from a Lisa Jewell book!
From the New York Times bestselling author of Invisible Girl and None of This Is True comes a “riveting” and “acutely observed family drama” that delves into the lingering aftermath of a young girl’s disappearance.
Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. Beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. Ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone.
Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed.
So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie.
And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?
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