Fifteen-year-old Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenage golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic 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 10 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 cafe, she is surprised at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters – and his youngest, Poppy, takes her breath away. Looking at her is like looking at Ellie. And now the unanswered questions she has tried so hard to put to rest haunt her anew…as well as some new ones about Floyd and Poppy….
Truly fascinating My first Lisa Jewell novel. I read reviews about everybody “figuring it out”, but the pieces are given to the reader intentionally, doling out bits to keep the story flowing… and the questions rolling. Great plot flow btw. I enjoyed the entire thing. You have villains, victims, heroes, and sometimes a bizarre mix of all 3 in the same characters. Truly fascinating.
GOOD PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER!!! Who are these people? Floyd, Poppy, Ellie, Laurel and Noelle and the rest of the characters, how do they fit?? It kept me guessing. You know right away who Poppy is but how is she related to the rest. Interesting, suspenseful, disturbing and sad. It was a quick read. People are not always what they seem. How far would a sane woman go to keep a man??? Really good ending
Well written – the epilogue made the book for me I liked this book. I didnât love it and I figured out where the story was heading halfway through. I donât think this book is advertised as having a big twist, so it didnât bother me too much that I knew where the story was headed. I probably would have given three stars if it werenât for the epilogue. Those last few pages really tied the story together and tugged at my heart.I was surprised I felt sympathy for the main antagonists, one definitely more than the other. The author…