“Gwendolen Gross's canny twist on the missing-child trope. “Gwendolen Gross deftly depicts the dread-filled unfolding of a mother’s realization that her child is missing and clearly portrays how a crisis of this nature unearths alliances and fissures within a community.” Along the way, other mysteries and conflicts are raised and resolved, all with an eye toward offering insights into relationships: relationships with loved ones, relationships with neighbors, relationships with those we might not ordinarily notice or care about.ĭeath, life, redemption and music combine in a rewarding novel.” “A teenage girl goes missing, and the reader learns the intertwining stories of her family and neighbors. The author creates a mystery surrounding the whereabouts and fate of the unusually mature 17-year-old Linsey.
Holly Goddard Jones, author of The Next Time You See Me When She Was Gone is a dark but elegantly crafted book, the tension building toward climax that promises redemption to its wayward characters. “Gwendolen Gross uses the disappearance of a young woman to tell the story of a community in crisis, and her gaze is both unflinching and surprisingly tender. The characters are all engaging, and while some may be more likeable than others, each has an angle that pulls the reader in. (4.5 stars) ”
“You'll be unable to put down this immensely readable, even rereadable book. - Nichole Bernier, author of The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D Full of heart but free of sentimentality, When She Was Gone shows the sinews of belonging and not-belonging that bind a community.” “What happens behind the closed doors of a neighborhood, and beyond the facades of the people who live there? Gwendolen Gross has the sharp insight of a documentarian, turning her lens on each house of a frightened town after a college-bound girl goes missing. Lisa Steinke, , Best Books to Take on Spring Vacation When She Was Gone has been called a cross between Little Children and The Lovely Bones and will grip you as you hear the story through the alternating points of view of her family and neighbors as they tackle issues from infidelity to long-held secrets.” When the college-bound 17-year-old suddenly disappears one morning, it turns her quiet, suburban neighborhood upside down. “This un-put-down-able novel is the story of uncovering what happened to Linsey Hart.
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