From the 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 isnt just any camper; shes the daughter of the wealthy family that owns the camp--as well as the opulent nearby estate and most of the land in sight. And this isnt the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbaras older brother also went missing sixteen years ago, 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, Moores multi-threaded drama brings readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer.
Liz Moores most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet,
