Review: Then She Was Gone

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
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Genre: Psychological Fiction/Thriller
​Page Length: 422 Pages
Publication Date: 16 November 2017
Publisher: Cornerstone

Stars:  4.5 out of 5

LINKS: Amazon (UK)

​ABOUT THEN SHE WAS GONE

She was fifteen, her mother's golden girl. 
She had her whole life ahead of her. 
And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet.
But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter.
Because his daughter is the image of Ellie.
Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.

What really happened to Ellie?
And who still has secrets to hide?

My Review: 

Lisa Jewell is a brilliant author, her recent books - I Found You, The Girls, and The Third Wife were all excellent and well worth visiting. 

THEN SHE WAS GONE begins with a clear opening with the grief Laurel is still suffering after her daughter Ellie went missing ten years previously. Laurel's hurt is heartfelt and the revelations and view points of other characters were incredibly woven, and coincidental without breaching plausibility. Twist after painful twist. The novel not only stayed with me during the day, it infiltrated my dreams. 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. 

Update - a few days on and I still can't stop thinking about this book.