Zusatztext Beginning with an abandoned car, "doors splayed, engine on", beside a frozen lake, this nuanced mystery unfolds, with twists worthy of Harlan Coben, into something satisfyingly artful that still feels like a slice of real life Informationen zum Autor Marjorie Celona's debut novel, Y , won France's Grand Prix Littéraire de l'Héroïne and was nominated for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Marjorie has published work in the O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Nonrequired Reading, Southern Review, Harvard Review, Sunday Times , and elsewhere. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Marjorie teaches in the MFA Program at the University of Oregon. Klappentext THIS DAY NEVER HAPPENED. YOU HEAR ME? By a frozen lake, ten-year-old Jesse waits for his father. It's New Year's Day, and his dad promised a fresh start. But Jesse messed it all up. And that's when he meets Vera. She is never seen again. In the months ahead, Vera's disappearance sets off a chain of events in the small town of Whale Bay, spanning out like fracture lines into the lives of her husband, the detective trying to solve her case, and of Jesse and his family - a young boy cracking like ice under the weight of a terrible secret. 'Supremely satisfying . . . I could not put it down' Karen Thompson Walker 'Celona has the courage to take her time and yet she manages to pull off twists worthy of Harlan Coben . . . It's a rarity: a book confected with satisfying artfulness that feels like a slice of real life' Daily Telegraph 'Excellent' Daily Mail 'A thriller with stunning writing and real honesty about grief' Stella Duffy A compelling literary mystery about the dark corners in a small community, from Marjorie Celona, whose award-winning debut novel Y was praised by Evie Wyld as 'a beautiful, moving book that explores what it takes to belong'. Zusammenfassung A compelling literary mystery about the dark corners in a small community, from Marjorie Celona, whose award-winning debut novel Y was praised by Evie Wyld as 'a beautiful, moving book that explores what it takes to belong'....

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A compelling literary mystery about the dark corners in a small community, from Marjorie Celona, whose award-winning debut novel Y was praised by Evie Wyld as 'a beautiful, moving book that explores what it takes to belong'.

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Marjorie Celona's debut novel, Y, won France's Grand Prix Littéraire de l'Héroïne and was nominated for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Marjorie has published work in the O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Nonrequired Reading, Southern Review, Harvard Review, Sunday Times, and elsewhere. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Marjorie teaches in the MFA Program at the University of Oregon.

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THIS DAY NEVER HAPPENED.
YOU HEAR ME?

By a frozen lake, ten-year-old Jesse waits for his father.
It's New Year's Day, and his dad promised a fresh start.
But Jesse messed it all up.
And that's when he meets Vera.
She is never seen again.

In the months ahead, Vera's disappearance sets off a chain of events in the small town of Whale Bay, spanning out like fracture lines into the lives of her husband, the detective trying to solve her case, and of Jesse and his family - a young boy cracking like ice under the weight of a terrible secret.

'Supremely satisfying . . . I could not put it down' Karen Thompson Walker

'Celona has the courage to take her time and yet she manages to pull off twists worthy of Harlan Coben . . . It's a rarity: a book confected with satisfying artfulness that feels like a slice of real life' Daily Telegraph

'Excellent' Daily Mail

'A thriller with stunning writing and real honesty about grief' Stella Duffy