The god of the woods
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMESāS NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A NEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER" and "BEST CRIME NOVEL" OF THE YEAR
PEOPLE MAGAZINEāS #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR
āExtraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tarttās 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.ā āMaureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR
āThis expertly paced thriller ā¦has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries.ā āThe New Yorker
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isnāt just any thirteen-year-old: sheās the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the regionās residents. And this isnāt the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbaraās older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Mooreās multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Mooreās most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.
A NEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER" and "BEST CRIME NOVEL" OF THE YEAR
PEOPLE MAGAZINEāS #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR
āExtraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tarttās 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.ā āMaureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR
āThis expertly paced thriller ā¦has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries.ā āThe New Yorker
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isnāt just any thirteen-year-old: sheās the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the regionās residents. And this isnāt the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbaraās older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Mooreās multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Mooreās most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.
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I had a hard time getting into this book, initially, due to the amount of characters and timelines being cumbersome to follow š
I appreciated how everything came together in the end.
Take a family that only wants sons named Peter and thereās bound to be issues. The reputation of the family and especially the sons is more important than anything. Well, thatās just a recipe for all kinds of not good. The secret at the heart of this book will cause an explosion in the Van Laar empire. Liz Moore is so good with the family drama.
Iāve never ādnf-edā a book until now. I almost want to power through, but that would be torture. I was supposed to read this for a book club, but I donāt know if I have the heart to say I couldnāt finish it. Iām sure thereās someone who loves it, but jumping around the story with different timelines and different people made it too complicated to keep up with.
It was reluctantly finished due to standing on the principle of it.
It was reluctantly finished due to standing on the principle of it.
I listened to this book and found it hard to stop listening. It had a suspenseful dark side, but at the core, a lot of love and compassion.
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