Many thanks to NetGalley, Random House | Ballantine | Bantam for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderful debut novel by Kristen L. Berry. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
When Sydney is helping to clean out her grandmother's house after her death, she finds a hidden photograph of a little girl who looks just like Sydney. She soon learns that the girl is her aunt, Carol, who was one of six local North Carolina Black girls to go missing in the 1960s. No one since then has talked about Carol. Trying to start a family of her own, Sydney becomes determined to learn the truth of her aunt and the other missing girls.
This is a wonderful debut, combining a mystery and family saga. We get glimpses of the past through a found diary, and through Sydney's dogged investigations. This book delves into Sydney's personal issues with fertility and her indecision about motherhood that's causing issues in her marriage. Of course, this book once again highlights the sad fact that missing Black women/girls do not garner the same press or interest from the police/public as young white females. This story pulled me in from the very beginning and it was a wonderful journey. Looking forward to more from this author! Such a beautiful cover too.
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