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Violence
A lot
Violence — a child's death; captivity and its physical consequences
Language
Some
Contemporary language; some strong words
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual violence — in the captivity chapters
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
A child's abduction and death — Ellie's fate is revealed gradually; Sexual violence in the captivity chapters — depicted; Grief — Laurel's decade of not knowing; The truth about Floyd — disturbing when fully revealed; This novel is not for readers sensitive to child harm
What this book is about
Ellie Mack disappeared in 2005 at fifteen years old and was never found. Her mother Laurel has never fully recovered. In 2015, Laurel starts dating a widower named Floyd, whose daughter Poppy has Ellie's eyes. Then She Was Gone alternates between Ellie's captivity in the years after her disappearance and Laurel's present-day investigation of the coincidence.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A child's abduction and death — depicted across the captivity chapters
Sexual violence in captivity — depicted
Grief — a decade of not knowing
The truth about Floyd — deeply disturbing when revealed
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