The God of the Woods: A Novel

ISBN: 0593915372

Author: Moore, Liz

Condition: New

The runaway bestseller, now available in paperbackNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR, People, Time, and the New York Times?Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt?s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.? -Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR?This expertly paced thriller ?has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries.? -The New YorkerWhen a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collideEarly morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn?t just any thirteen-year-old: she?s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region?s residents. And this isn?t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara?s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore?s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore?s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.