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Sono trascorsi sei mesi dalla scomparsa di Billy, quindicenne figlio di Claire e Mark, fuggito di notte dalla casa di famiglia. In quella casa vivono anche Jake, il fratello diciannovenne di Billy, e la sua fidanzata, Kira, sottratta a una madre violenta e alcolizzata.
Billy è sempre stato un ragazzo ribelle e turbolento, con un curriculum scolastico non invidiabile e un’unica passione: i graffiti. Sognava di riempire Bristol con i suoi disegni.
Claire è distrutta. Le ha provate tutte per aiutare la polizia ma poi è caduta sotto il peso dello stress, finendo per indebolirsi al punto da subire veri e propri blackout. La sua psicologa li definisce «fughe dissociative», ma a ogni «risveglio» Claire sembra essere in grado di aggiungere un tassello al puzzle della scomparsa di Billy. Afflitta dalla mancanza di lucidità ma spinta da quella che per lei è la prima, flebile luce nel buio che la avvolge dalla scomparsa del figlio, Claire inizierà a ricostruire gli attimi che l’hanno separata da Billy.
Ma non potrà fidarsi di nessuno, neanche della sua stessa famiglia.
Da un’autrice bestseller nel Regno Unito, un thriller che mette a nudo le difficoltà, spesso drammatiche, di crescere figli adolescenti, e che inquieta per il suo fondo di verità e di umanità.
- ISBN: 8830449628
- Casa Editrice: Longanesi
- Pagine: 384
- Data di uscita: 28-06-2018
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This audiobook is turning into a brilliant story. I will never sleep tonight because I won't be able to turn my tablet off. 😊 Update. I am a bit tired today because I did stay awake most of the night to finish listening to this story. Sometimes a book you are reading or listening to is so good you ju Leggi tutto
My first review of 2021. Last year saw a spike in my reading of crime & suspense novels, and I expect this will continue into 2021. I picked this up based on the story and a few reviews. The story is interesting, the characters complex and well developed, but the book suffers from a serious lack of
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I was grabbed by this book from the first page. Although I have no children I completely empathised with Claire's plight and desperation to know what had happened to 15 year old Billy. There was mystery and secrecy throughout the book which touched every character mentioned. As each revelation unfol Leggi tutto
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Family drama thriller centred around 15 year old boy Billy. Billy has been missing for 6 months now, the police still don't have any leads and no one has heard from him. Claire (Mother) is unable to let go she continues her search for her son believing he is out there and still alive. As Claire digs Leggi tutto
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