I really liked this book (which is a debut novel). It is told from the point-of-view of Jenny, a successful doctor, who is married to Ted (also a successful doctor) and mother to Theo, Ed and Naomi. The story resolves around a date - it is the night that 15 year-old Naomi did not come home after the second night of a play she was in. Part of the story is before and the rest is after. A year after that night Naomi is still missing. Jenny's family has fallen apart. As she tries to find out what Naomi had been up to she mostly finds out that she didn't know her daughter at all. That was hard enough to discover - but Naomi wasn't the only one in the house with secrets. Jenny has given up her career and is obsessed with finding her daughter.
I liked the way the truth was revealed little by little and I couldn't wait to find out what really happened to Naomi. I will say that none of the characters were that endearing - with one exception. His name was Bertie and he has four legs and a tail. Bertie never judged anyone and gave his affection whenever and wherever it was needed. More than I can say for any of the humans!
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