Why read Missing?

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CAN TWO SISTERS SOLVE THEIR MOTHER'S DISAPPEARANCE?

'This may be the perfect staycation read' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Month
'Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing' PETER JAMES

One perfect summer day, mother of two Alice walks into the sea . . . and never returns.
Her daughters - loyal but fragile…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Missing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Lynn Slaughter

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I loved this book for its exploration of shock, grief, and denial on the part of two adult daughters whose mother inexplicably ends her own life by drowning in the sea. At odds for many years, the two very different women slowly mend their relationship as they discover a long-buried secret their mother had been keeping.

I especially related to the healing of their relationship as it was in adulthood that I drew much closer to my own sisters. As children, they associated my arrival with the loss of their mother, which did not make for an easy relationship.

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