And Then She Was Gone
Paperback
ISBN13: 9780758274991
Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
Published: Dec 31 2013
Pages: 325
Weight: 0.65
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Eleven-year-old Lauren O'Neil vanished one sunny afternoon as she walked home from school. Six years later, her parents Rachel and Dan still tirelessly scour their Oregon hometown and beyond, always believing Lauren will be found. Then one day, the call comes.
Lauren has been rescued from a secluded farm mere miles away, and her abductor has confessed. Yet her return is nothing like Rachel imagined. Though the revelations about what Lauren endured are shocking, most heartbreaking of all is to see the bright-eyed, assertive daughter she knew transformed into a wary, polite stranger.
Lauren's first instinct is to flee. For years she's been told her parents forgot her; now she doubts the pieces of her life can ever fit together again. But Rachel refuses to lose her a second time. Little by little they must relearn what it means to be a family, trusting that their bond is strong enough to guide them back to each other.
Intensely moving and absorbing, this is an extraordinary story told with sensitivity and grace, and filled with the depth and breadth of a mother's love.
Praise for Rosalind Noonan
Noonan has a knack for page-turners and doesn't disappoint. --Publishers Weekly on All She Ever Wanted
The author once again takes on an emotional topic with great sensitivity. --Booklist on The Daughter She Used to Be
Reminiscent of Jodi Picoult's kind of tale. . .it's a keeper! --New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson on One September Morning
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