Many thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest book by a favorite, Catherine Ryan Hyde - 5 stars!
Nineteen-year-old Jill Moss goes on a camping/hiking trip with her boyfriend, Jake, in a small town on the border of Arizona and Utah. Witnesses see Jake grab Jill and pull her back to their campsite after a fight. Then she disappears and everyone fears the worst. Norma lives by herself, with only her dogs and horse as companions. She is a member of the search and rescue team called in to search for Jill. She finds her alive, scared that if she goes back, Jake will kill her. Against her better judgment, she finds a way to get Jill back to her parents. Then five years later, history repeats itself with another young girl. And Norma is left with an even bigger decision.
Catherine Ryan Hyde is an automatic read for me ever since Pay it Forward. While the dialogue is too good to be true, part of that is why I love her books. You want to be able to think like Norma, to have her wisdom, her compassion, her heart. Having dealt with domestic abuse personally, this book rang true in how it affects the entire family. There's so much truth in this book, along with really tough decisions that will make you think long and hard about how you would make them.
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