Abstract |
"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. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Moore, Liz, 1983- God of the woods First U.S. hardcover. New York : Riverhead Books, 2024 9780593418932 |
Genre/form | Detective and mystery fiction. |
Genre/form | Thrillers (Fiction) |
Genre/form | Domestic fiction. |
Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
Genre/form | Novels. |
Genre/form | Novels. |
Genre/form | Romans. |
LCCN | 2023033415 |
ISBN | 9780593418918 (hardcover) |
ISBN | 0593418913 (hardcover) |
ISBN | 9780593719701 (international) |
ISBN | 0593719700 (international) |
ISBN | (ebook) |
Stock number | Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975 |