'A beautifully compelling book that dares to not only ask “What if?” but to explore that question with heart-busting yearning, wry humour and masterful storytelling.' Kate Mulvany, playwright and actor
‘The Lost Girls is a wonderfully unsettling novel about anger, loss and hope. Tightly written and compulsive, its twists had me frantically turning the pages.' Emma Viskic, award-winning author of And Fire Came Down and Resurrection Bay
‘The Lost Girls is a wonderfully unsettling novel about anger, loss and hope. Tightly written and compulsive, its twists had me frantically turning the pages.' Emma Viskic, award-winning author of And Fire Came Down and Resurrection Bay
A haunting tale of love and loss that will make you think twice
What would you do if you had the chance to change a pivotal moment from your past?
How far would you go to save someone you loved?
These are just two of the fateful choices a woman is forced to grapple with in this highly original and hauntingly evocative detective story of love and loss.
At the core of the enigmatic Stella’s story, past and present, is a mystery she is compelled to solve, a beautiful young woman who went missing fifty years ago – and a tragedy much closer to home she must try to prevent.
As Stella unravels the dark secrets of her family's past and her own, it becomes clear that everyone remembers the past differently and the small choices we make every day can change our future irrevocably.
What would you do if you had the chance to change a pivotal moment from your past?
How far would you go to save someone you loved?
These are just two of the fateful choices a woman is forced to grapple with in this highly original and hauntingly evocative detective story of love and loss.
At the core of the enigmatic Stella’s story, past and present, is a mystery she is compelled to solve, a beautiful young woman who went missing fifty years ago – and a tragedy much closer to home she must try to prevent.
As Stella unravels the dark secrets of her family's past and her own, it becomes clear that everyone remembers the past differently and the small choices we make every day can change our future irrevocably.
https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Lost-Girls/Jennifer-Spence/9781925791372
I’m not too sure how to convey how this story made me
feel....I was somewhat confused initially to be quite honest and the story was
so incredibly different to any books I have read before. Kind of had a Sliding
Doors movie feel to it!
The Lost Girls was a book about Stella and her jaunt back in
time before certain things in her life occurred. I genuinely liked her and what
she goes through but sometimes I thought she was perhaps going about things the
wrong way. Was she trying to change the past??? Change monumental moments that
happened or was she trying to find out what actually happened to a family
member all those many years ago??
I was on tenderhooks in parts and thought oh my goodness,
she’s getting a bit daring…but all in all I did enjoy reading the book.
Paperback copy provided by Simon & Schuster AU for
review.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Spence has worked as an English teacher, a
scriptwriter of soap operas and a technical writer. She is
the author of three children’s books and a crime novel.
She lives in Sydney
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