So many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press and T. Greenwood for the opportunity to read this amazing book. I am still reeling.
Based on the true story of a kidnapping in Camden, NJ, that was the inspiration for the novel Lolita, this is a novel centering around Sally Horton. Sally never quite fit in with the girls from school - she was being raised by a single mother after her father left and her stepfather died by suicide. When a group of popular girls invites her into their group if she will complete an initiation, she goes for it. They tell her she must steal something from the local Woolworth's store. When she walks out with a composition notebook tucked under her shirt, she is grabbed by a man who tells her he is from the FBI and she needs to come with him.
From that point on, it's just such a sad tale. Sally will pull at your heartstrings and not let go. Plus, all the angels along the way who saw what was happening and tried to help but never quite did - a lesson for all of us in today's world. This also shows the effect this crime had on Sally's family - her mother who was crippled with rheumatoid arthritis, her sister and her family.
This story is told from multiple points of view and is beautifully written. This one will stay with me. Highly, highly recommended!
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