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They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me that day, she vanished off the face of the earth.

A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing revelations that cast new light on a young woman's disappearance twenty-five years ago.

After years of living overseas, Emily returns to New Zealand to care for her father who has dementia. As his memory fades and his guard slips, she begins to understand him for the first time - and to glimpse shattering truths about his past.

Charity Norman’s writing and storytelling never disappoints! The characters are so beautifully written - i felt like i knew them all, even the smaller, minor characters in the bookThis book was unputadownable, i just wanted to get to the bottom of the mystery.

I also loved how it explored the relationship between emily and her father!