Description

When a young woman is found alive after years missing, the story quickly becomes more than a mystery—it turns into a reckoning with the people who shaped her life and the secrets they protected. As her account collides with the memories of those around her, the narrative exposes how power, loyalty, and fear can be weaponized, especially within tightly controlled communities. With a sharp, propulsive style and a psychologically driven focus, this novel explores trauma, complicity, and the fragile line between survival and truth. Told through shifting perspectives and mounting revelations, it asks what we owe the past—and what it costs to finally look directly at it.

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hardcover

Viking

Published Feb 2, 2021

352 pages

ISBN: 9780593295847

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Details

First Published

2017

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Girl A by Abigail Dean.

Abuse
Sexual Violence
Suicide/Self-Harm
Violence
Death/Grief