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Then She Was Gone

Then She Was Gone

  • From the number one bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

Brought to you by Penguin.

BESTSELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE, AND A TOP RICHARD & JUDY SELECTION

She was fifteen, her mother's golden girl.
She had her whole life ahead of her.
And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet.

But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter.

Because his daughter is the image of Ellie.

Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.

What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide?

'Both utterly gripping and startlingly original. Prepare to be hooked.' SUN

© Lisa Jewell 2017 (P) Penguin Audio 2017

Reviews

  • A MISSING GIRL. A BURIED SECRET.

    From the acclaimed author of I Found You and the Richard & Judy bestseller, The Girls, comes a compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you gripped to the very last page.

    from the publisher's description

  • Both utterly gripping and startlingly original. Prepare to be hooked.

    Sun

  • I defy you to put this addictive book down until you reach the final heart-breaking page

    Daily Express

  • What begins as a story about the mother of a missing girl starting a new relationship as she comes terms with her grief morphs into a gripping, disturbing and utterly fascinating tale about what really happened to young Ellie Mack. I've been a Lisa Jewell fan for a long time and in this book, as in all her others, she deftly weaves a compelling plot with an emotional depth that leaves you gasping. In Then She Was Gone she has created a book that is dark and claustrophobic but also heartfelt and moving. Then She Was Gone packs a huge emotional punch that will leave you winded. I loved it.

    CL Taylor, author of The Escape, The Lie and The Missing

  • A dark, compulsive psychological thriller, yet one which is also uplifting and tender. I absolutely loved Then She Was Gone.

    Rachel Rhys, author of Dangerous Crossing 9733

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About the Author

Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell was born in London. Her first novel, Ralph’s Party, was the bestselling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has published another sixteen novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls and Then She Was Gone (both of which were Richard & Judy Book Club picks) as well as I Found You and Watching You. Lisa is a top ten New York Times and number one Sunday Times bestselling author who has been published worldwide in over twenty-five languages. She lives in north London with her husband, two daughters, two cats, two guinea pigs and the best dog in the world.

Lisa Jewell

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Events

Ashley Audrain and Lisa Jewell in conversation with Daisy Buchanan, 1st February 2021
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Lisa Jewell on how she got her first novel published

'Dreams can come true': the bestselling author tells us how her first novel, Ralph's Party, got published
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Extracts

The Girls by Lisa Jewell

Dark secrets and a devastating mystery: read an extract from Jewell's gripping new novel

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