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Then She Was Gone: A Novel

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1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of Invisible Girl and None of This Is True comes a “riveting” (PopSugar) and “acutely observed family drama” (People) that delves into the lingering aftermath of a young girl’s disappearance. Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. Beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. Ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams 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 ten 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 café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl? Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria Books; Reprint edition (November 6, 2018)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1501154656


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 52


Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL760L


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 1 x 8.25 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #23 in Family Life Fiction (Books) #27 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #48 in Suspense Thrillers


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    • Great read!
Intriguing from the start. Well written. Very good character development. It was, intresrtingly enough a feel good book for being a very dark story. I recommend it for a weekend read.
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2024 by Amazon Customer
    • If you like a slow burn...
This book is good, but man it sure could have been better. The build up to the actual story was more than half the book. It felt like I was being told the same thing over and over again. The being said, it was an imaginative plot and I did enjoy reading it. It just wasn't as much of an exciting page turner as I hoped it would be. Very well written for the Missing White Girl genre. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024 by Kate
    • Great read, amazing characterization, well written
Lisa Jewell's "Then She Was Gone" is a gripping and haunting psychological thriller that really digs deep into the complexities of loss, grief, and the harrowing mysteries that lie beneath seemingly ordinary lives. While it is not hard to figure out the who (at least not all of the time), the what and why are always being questioned. I feel that the characters are truly well developed with rich layers of the natural complexities of inherent human cognition. You can relate or at least sympathize with each character at one point or another in their storyline. The novel centers around the disappearance of Ellie Mack, a bright and promising fifteen-year-old girl who vanishes without a trace. The narrative unfolds through multiple perspectives and timelines, weaving together the perspectives of Ellie's family members, investigators, and those connected to her life. The novel is littered with unexpected twists and turns that kept me guessing until the final pages. The author adeptly builds tension and suspense, revealing clues and revelations that challenge perceptions and turn the story on its head over and over again. This book delivers a compelling exploration of loss, secrets, and the haunting aftermath of tragedy but it also shows the resiliency of the human spirit and how there can always be more...you just have to be open to it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024 by Shelly F. D.
    • What did I just read?!!
Wow. I'm left speechless at the moment. I finished this book in one sitting, that's how enthralled I was. Like, what in the world did I just read?! It's a very easy read and nothing like anything I've read before. I'm happy Laurel got closure through Poppy. What a twisted tale! Definitely worth a read in my opinion. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024 by dyllan
    • Don’t read If ur a mom
She is an amazing writer but it was disturbing to read. It definitely holds your attention and you don’t want to put it down but I wish I wouldn’t have read it. As a Mom it was too close too home and just a depressing ending.
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2024 by Meagan
    • An interesting but also somewhat disturbing novel you may want to check out.
As someone who loves all kinds of books from the many fascinating sciences to the often strange esoteric. I also like unusual thrillers that force you to turn the page to hurry and find out what happens next. While browsing on Amazon I came across this unusual and interesting 384-page soft cover book (Then she was gone by Lisa Jewell) book. This story takes place in Great Britain, but it could have been anywhere. I admit to finding this to be a page turning compelling read that was difficult to put down once I started the book. As someone with a law enforcement (many years ago) background I immediately suspected the person who is mentioned early in this thriller; however, I also found this book disturbing for reasons I am not going to reveal in this review. You will find out soon enough if you read this book. Unlike some reviewers who seem to enjoy giving too much information, which in my opinion may spoil it for those who are thinking of reading the book, I will just say, that if you like mysteries with an unusual theme with some strange and sometimes disturbing results, you may want to read this book. This is also a book about family who must deal with various issues. Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Use of the Monadnock Straight Baton). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024 by Joseph J. Truncale
    • An Exception to a Rule
I feel horribly guilty giving only four stars to a Lisa Jewell book. She is one of my favorite authors, and. in spite of the misgivings outlined below I did 'enjoy' this book, although that isn't quite the right word. I give her four stars for brilliant prose, great character creation, and the invention of incredible plots. I take away the fifth star because in this case the plot really is incredible, in the deepest meaning of that word. I often say that this author is so great because (1) even her strangest characters are 'real' and (2) even her most bizarre plots are 'believable.' This book is the exception to item number 2. The basic premise of this story is impossible. Not just bizarre, impossible. Period. There is no way in this day and age that the basic plot line of this book could happen. It MAYBE could have happened in the 1800s, but not in the 2000s. There are simply too many holes in the villain's plan, and inevitably everything would have 'fallen apart.' I'm not saying that the girl who disappears couldn't have disappeared in the manner outlined. That certainly could happen, and probably does more often than we'd like to admit. No, what I'm saying is that the 'mystery' here, the 'plot twist' that keeps the book going, is, simply, not possible. It couldn't be done, not by this villain, not by any other villain who ever existed. And yet it's ALMOST convincing even so. The author is so brilliant at character creation, and so gifted with words, that the story grabs you and never lets go, even when the impossible plot is revealed. A fifteen year old girl disappears, in very mysterious circumstances. Later her bones are discovered, and the family has 'closure.' Except not really. There is never really any closure under these sorts of circumstances, and one thing the author sets about proving is that that is so. Another thing she proves satisfactorily is that people are never quire what they seem. We all have our hidden sides, and sometimes those hidden sides mask something tragic, or horrifying, or simply sad. We are none of us what we seem. But all that has been said before, by this author and many others. She tries something beyond that. She tries to show that some of our most hackneyed beliefs have a flip side. I think what happened here is that the author felt the need to make a statement, and the only way she could find to make that statement was this plot line. It's not giving too much away to say that the statement is this: Not all monsters are men. Notice I did NOT say: Not all men are monsters. That statement has been made many times, by many authors, and Lisa Jewell herself is one of them. But the statement she does make here is far different. The fact is that not all monsters are men. The female mind is fully as capable of monsterdom as is the male mind, and one of the exquisitely crafted characters in this book is excellent proof of that. With her flair for creating fully-fleshed characters, Ms Jewell does manage to make the statement. At the same time she makes an even more important one: No good people are entirely good, and no bad people are entirely bad. Human beings contain within themselves the potential for becoming monsters. Like it or not, monsters are human. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2021 by Len B

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