A Lily in the Light, Kristin Fields
A Lily in the Light, Kristin Fields
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A Lily in the Light

Author: Kristin Fields

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/01/2019

Synopsis

A harrowing debut novel of a tragic disappearance and one sister’s journey through the trauma that has shaped her life.For eleven-year-old Esme, ballet is everything—until her four-year-old sister, Lily, vanishes without a trace and nothing is certain anymore. People Esme has known her whole life suddenly become suspects, each new one hitting closer to home than the last.Unable to cope, Esme escapes the nightmare that is her new reality when she receives an invitation to join an elite ballet academy in San Francisco. Desperate to leave behind her chaotic, broken family and the mystery surrounding Lily’s disappearance, Esme accepts.Eight years later, Esme is up for her big break: her first principal role in Paris. But a call from her older sister shatters the protective world she has built for herself, forcing her to revisit the tragedy she’s run from for so long. Will her family finally have the answers they’ve been waiting for? And can Esme confront the pain that shaped her childhood, or will the darkness follow her into the spotlight?

About Kristin Fields

Kristin Fields grew up in Queens, which she likes to think of as a small town next to a big city. Fields studied writing at Hofstra University, where she received the Eugene Schneider Fiction Award. After college, Fields found herself working on a historic farm, teaching high school English, and designing museum education programs. She is currently leading an initiative to bring gardens to public schools in New York City, where she lives with her husband.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Berit Talks Books

Beautifully told, elegantly executed... this was an emotional story about the aftermath of tragedy. Kristin Feild’s debut was evocative and heart wrenching. A unique take on the missing child trope. This is not a dark twisted thriller with wild secrets, it is a tender story Full of heart and hope.......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey

I was so excited to read this book when I saw it. The idea of it being a mystery yet really focusing on how a family moves past unthinkable grief just intrigued me. I liked this book but I didn't love it like I thought I would. Here are the positives - the storyline is excellent. Reading this you ho......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps

1.5 STARS Eleven-year-old aspiring ballerina Esme’s life changes the day her little sister Lily disappears. Eight years later, older sister Madeline calls Esme in Paris with startling news. Either I have terrible luck choosing Amazon Prime Read First Books, or those books aren’t very good. I enjoy boo......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee

This is an amazing debut novel - some people are just born storytellers and I think Kristin Fields is one of those. The story was told from the perspective of Esme whose sister Lily disappeared when she was 4 and Esme was 11. The book charted the progress of the family from the happiness before and......more

Goodreads review by Melodie

This well told debut takes a look into a family caught in a maelstrom of sorrow,grief and recrimination when a four year old goes missing. Told from the perspective of then eleven year old Esme, overwhelmed with sadness not just for her missing sister but for the family that she sees disintegrating......more

Quotes

“Anyone who loves a study of human behavior under catastrophic circumstances will be swept away by Fields’s dynamic prose and intense psychological suspense.” —New York Journal of Books“A Lily in the Light draws you in immediately…the storytelling is sharp.” —MarieClaire.com“A deftly scripted and reader engaging story told with a distinctive narrative style, A Lily in the Light by Kristin Fields is a compelling and entertaining read from beginning to end. An impressively crafted psychological suspense novel by a master of the genre…” —Midwest Book Review

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