Book description
Two little girls are missing. Both are seven years old and have been
missing for at least sixteen hours. Calli Clark is a dreamer. A sweet,
gentle girl, Callie suffers from selective mutism, brought on by a
tragedy she experienced as a toddler. Her mother Antonia tries her
bestto help, but is trapped in a marriage to a violent husband. Petra
Gregory is Calli s best friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither
Petra nor Calli have been heardfrom since their disappearance was
discovered. Now Calli and Petra s families are bound by the question of
what has happened to their children. As support turns to suspicion, it
seems the answers lie trapped in the silence of unspoken secrets. Deeply
moving and exquisitely lyrical, this is a powerhouse of a debut novel.
Tess Gerritsen Beautifully written, compassionately told, and
relentlessly suspenseful. Diane Chamberlain Two little girls are
missing. Both are seven years old and have been missing for at least
sixteen hours. Calli Clark is a dreamer. A sweet, gentle girl, Callie
suffers from selective mutism, brought on by a tragedy she experienced
as a toddler. Her mother Antonia tries her bestto help, but is trapped
in a marriage to a violent husband. Petra Gregory is Calli s best
friend, her soul mate and her voice. But neither Petra nor Calli have
been heardfrom since their disappearance was discovered. Now Calli and
Petra s families are bound by the question of what has happened to their
children. As support turns to suspicion, it seems the answers lie
trapped in the silence of unspoken secrets. Deeply moving and
exquisitely lyrical, this is a powerhouse of a debut novel. Tess
Gerritsen Beautifully written, compassionately told, and relentlessly
suspenseful. Diane Chamberlain
