This book begins with a missing person, and the tale of another missing person from the same family more than a decade before. There are many characters and a few storylines that come together beautifully. 

Liz Moore is brilliant. I love her writing and storytelling. She tells the story from many points of view and travels seamlessly from the present to the past and back to the present again and again. I appreciated that in many chapters we get the POV person and the full timeline with the relevant time for that chapter in bold. That was super helpful to anchor myself in where we were in the story. So smart. Moore’s title, book cover, and all the details in the pages lead to a great reading experience and a wonderful discussion. 

I enjoyed this story for its creativity, depth, and themes. How marriage and parenting are addressed really contributed to our book club discussion. The side characters were fully formed and added so much to the complexity of the story. I could not have guessed the ending, and not for lack of trying. This is a great and discussable novel, one I highly recommend. 

“His own father had taught him this well, when he was learning to guide: in the woods, each decision you make is irreversible, and sometimes catastrophic.”

“It was funny, she thought, how many relationships one could have with the same man, over the course of a lifetime together.”