- New York Times bestseller
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and overwhelming.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Liz Moore
- First published
- 2024
- Pages
- 438
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group, Diversified Publishing, Riverhead Books
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English, Portuguese, Dutch
- ISBN
- 9780008663834
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