The Girl Who Vanished

3.5 rounded down A panicked mother, Frances Brookman, drives frantically to a London hospital where her daughter Naomi has been taken after an RTC. She catches sight of a car driving recklessly out of the corner of her eye, there’s a child in the back, clearly distressed and forming the word ‘Help’.......more

My initial enthusiasm for "The Girl Who Vanished" quickly vanished. WHY? The book started off strong: The book's protagonist Frances receives a phone call that her daughter Naiomi has been in an accident. En route to the hospital, Frances passes a car with a terrified little girl screaming for help.  What......more

Frances Brookman has just received the phone call that every mother dreads. Her daughter Naomi has been in a life-threatening accident. As she races to the hospital, Frances catches sight of another child, in another car - a girl screaming for help. It's a split=second thing and looks can be decepti......more

Oh my GOD this was good. from the beginning it is gripping, interesting and captivating. it makes you invested in the narrative and oh boy it does NOT disappoint. a fast read this one! read it in one sitting, what an ending. I think I enjoyed this one a little too much :D by the last chapters I had......more

I enjoyed this one. It centers on Frances, who becomes obsessed with a woman that she thinks kidnapped a child. Frances’s daughter Naomi is also a primary character and is worried that Frances nah be developing dementia like her own mom did. Chapters are narrated from both POVs. I could empathize wi......more