SPOILER ALERT in the form of an '80s analogy: In some ways I feel like this book was to Then She Was Gone what Some Kind of Wonderful was to Pretty in Pink. One small complaint was that I found the title distracting since it wasn’t just 'she' who disappeared, and even though I can think of some reasons for not including him, it still bugged me. I think Jewell is a master at weaving together narratives that explores the same ideas through the lens of different characters. Instead of just having her there as a prop to solve the mystery, Jewell gave her a lovely arc about a relationship that might not work in a new place and it beautifully reflected the themes in one of the other timelines. I loved the mother’s belief in her daughter and I also loved the mystery writer. All three timelines were equally interesting to me, although it was harder to sympathize with some of the characters in the story leading up to the disappearances.
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