THEN
She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.NOW
It’s been ten years since Ellie disappeared, but Laurel has never given up hope of finding her daughter.And then one day a charming and charismatic stranger called Floyd walks into a café and sweeps Laurel off her feet.
Before too long she’s staying the night at this house and being introduced to his nine year old daughter.
Poppy is precocious and pretty – and meeting her completely takes Laurel’s breath away.
Because Poppy is the spitting image of Ellie when she was that age. And now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.
What happened to Ellie? Where did she go?
Who still has secrets to hide?
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Author: Lisa Jewell
Pages: 359
Publishing Date: April 17th, 2018
Publisher: Atria Books
MY THOUGHTS
“When I read a book it feels like real life and when I put the book down it’s like I go back into the dream.”
Ellie, the golden girl of her family, went missing 10 years ago. Her disappearance affected her mother and eventually leads to a broken family. After 10 years, one day PD found the remaining of her body and her mother got the closure.
But is it really the closure? or a new beginning?
“May was like the Friday night of summer: all the good times lying ahead of you, bright and shiny and waiting to be lived.”
I loved the writing, story continuously switched from past, present, one pov to another. It can be tricky but the author completely aced it. Characters were developed so cleverly, it was so easy to emotionally connect with each and every character. I really felt for Ellie.
There were not any huge twist or turns, and it was so easy to guess the scenario. Still, it kept me engaged until the end. The ending was so satisfying.
“A man who can’t love but desperately needs to be loved is a dangerous thing indeed.”
