The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
In Brief
Midsummer 2017: teenage mum Tallulah heads out on a date, leaving her baby son at home with her mother, Kim.
At 11 p.m. she sends her mum a text message. At 4.30 a.m. Kim awakens to discover that Tallulah has not come home.
Friends tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a pool party at a house in the woods nearby called Dark Place.
Tallulah never returns.
2018: walking in the woods behind the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started as a head teacher, Sophie sees a sign nailed to a fence.
A sign that says: DIG HERE . . .
| 1. Rating | 7.0 out of 10 |
| 2. Recommended | Some people said they would recommend the book, but there were mixed views |
| 3. Audience | The book would appeal to women more than men, but it was felt that all men should read this book! |
| 4. Type of Read | Everyone agreed it was an easy read. |
| 5. Quality of Author | There were mixed views on the quality of the author. Several people said they would try another book by Lisa Jewell. Some had already read a few of her other works. |
| 6. Other Observations | One member could see intertextual links, which resulted in an interesting discussion. |