Sarah Thoughts: I love, love, loved this one!
As soon as you start reading, you realize there isn’t one, but two mysterious events going on around Camp Emerson on the Van Laar Preserve, deep in the Adirondacks. How did two Van Laar children go missing, 14 years apart, on their own family’s property?
Such a fun ride, bouncing back and forth between Bear and Barbara Van Laars’ timelines, with multiple POVs from Louise, the camp counsellor, Tracey, Barbara’s camp buddy, Alice, the out-of-it mom, Carl the gardener - there are a ton of people who have different sides of the story to tell.
A fun, twisty ride - all the way to the end!
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Goodreads: 4.09/5
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.
ISBN: 9780593418925
Sarah Thoughts: I love, love, loved this one!
As soon as you start reading, you realize there isn’t one, but two mysterious events going on around Camp Emerson on the Van Laar Preserve, deep in the Adirondacks. How did two Van Laar children go missing, 14 years apart, on their own family’s property?
Such a fun ride, bouncing back and forth between Bear and Barbara Van Laars’ timelines, with multiple POVs from Louise, the camp counsellor, Tracey, Barbara’s camp buddy, Alice, the out-of-it mom, Carl the gardener - there are a ton of people who have different sides of the story to tell.
A fun, twisty ride - all the way to the end!
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Goodreads: 4.09/5
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.
ISBN: 9780593418925
