New York Times bestselling author Lesley Kagen makes her hardcover debut with an extraordinary literary thriller, rendered through the eyes of an unforgettable 11-year-old girl.

During the summer of 1968, Shenandoah Carmody’s mother disappeared.Her twin sister, Woody, stopped speaking and her once loving father slipped into a mean drunkenness unbefitting a superior court judge. Since then, Shenny has struggled to hold her world together, taking care of herself and her sister the best she can. Shenny feels certain that Woody knows something about the night their mother vanished, but her attempts to communicate with her mute twin leave her as confused as their father’s efforts to confine the girls to the family’s renowned Virginia estate.

As the first anniversary of their mother’s disappearance nears, her father’s threat to send Woody away and his hints at an impending remarriage spur a desperate Shenny to find her mother before it’s too late. She is ultimately swept up in a series of heartbreaking events that force her to come to terms with the painful truth about herself and her family.

 

Lesley Kagen is an actress, voice﹛over talent and restaurateur, as well as the author of two previous novels. Her national bestselling Whistling in the Dark has been translated into five languages and was a Midwest Choice Award winner. Both books are book club favorites. The mother of two grown children, she lives with her husband near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.