Description |
478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Summary |
"When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn't just any camper, she's the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp--as well as the opulent nearby estate, and most of the land in sight. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara's older brother also went missing 16 years earlier, never to be found. How could this have happened yet again? Out of this gripping beginning, Liz Moore weaves a richly textured drama, both emotionally nuanced and propelled by a double-barreled mystery. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the community working in its shadow, Moore's multi-threaded drama brings readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer: Barbara's wounded, grieving mother; the "townie" whose family makes a living off this land; the 13-year-old camper struggling to find her way; and the outsider tasked with seeing the bigger picture, and uncovering the truth."-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Missing persons -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Novels.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Moore, Liz, 1983- God of the woods New York : Riverhead Books, 2024 9780593418932 (DLC) 2023033416 |
ISBN |
9780593418918 : $30.00 |
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0593418913 : $30.00 |
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