“A mother’s psyche edges toward madness as she tries to solve the puzzle of her daughter’s disappearance. A gripping tale of heartbreak and eternal hope.” Beth Hoffman, author of the NYT Bestseller “Saving CeeCee Honeycutt” “Unique, mysterious, and thoroughly absorbing, Sophie Last Seen is a touching story of love, loss and survival. I loved it.” Alison Gaylin, USA Today Bestselling author of “If … author of “If I Die Tonight”
Six years ago, ten-year-old Sophie Albright disappeared from a shopping mall. Her mother, Jesse, is left in a self-destructive limbo, haunted by memories of her intense and difficult child, who was obsessed with birds. Trapped in her grief and guilt, Jesse stumbles through her workdays at a bookstore and spends her off hours poring over Sophie’s bird journals or haunting the mall to search for the face of her missing child.
When Star Silverman, Sophie’s best friend, starts working at the bookstore, Jesse is uncomfortable around the sarcastic teen, who is a constant reminder of her daughter. But Star has secrets of her own, and her childhood memories could be the key to solving Sophie’s disappearance.
With help from Star and Kentucky “Tuck” Barnes, a private detective on the trail of another missing girl, Jesse may finally get some closure, one way or the other.
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This book is a parent’s worst nightmare. A mother takes her daughter to the mall, an everyday occurrence, and goes home without her. She is taken, disappeared in just a quick minute, and the mother spends the rest of her days looking for clues and answers as to what happened to her daughter. There were times that I felt pity for Jesse, she needed to move on, she needed someone to stand up to her and show her that she was not living her life, and to help her figure out how to continue to live without forgetting her daughter. There were other times I was cheering Jesse on for her diligence to find out what happened to Sophie.
Sophie Last Seen is not an easy book. It is tough to read, it brings fear and emotions that most parents don’t want to think about. Pick up your copy but be prepared to not be able to put it down.