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How To Be Lost

by Amanda Eyre Ward

ISBN13: 9780345483171
ISBN10: 0345483170
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Joseph and Isabelle Winters seem to have it all: a grand home in Holt, New York, a trio of radiant daughters, and a sense that they are safe in their affluent corner of America. But when five-year-old Ellie disappears, the fault lines within the family are exposed: Joseph, once a successful businessman, succumbs to his demons; Isabelle retreats into memories of her debutante days in Savannah; and Ellies bereft sisters grow apart–Madeline reluctantly stays home, while Caroline runs away.

Fifteen years later, Caroline, now a New Orleans cocktail waitress, sees a photograph of a woman in a magazine. Convinced that it is Ellie all grown up, Caroline embarks on a search for her missing sister. Armed with copies of the photo, an amateur detective guide, and a cooler of Dixie beer, Caroline travels through the New Mexico desert, the mountains of Colorado, and the smoky underworld of Montana, determined to salvage her broken family.

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: Jessica.putscher, January 2, 2008 (view all comments by Jessica.putscher)
i really enjoyed this book. i kept trying to piece it together then finally i did and i was so happy and couldnt wait for the characters to figure it out. simply a wonderful book, worth the time to read.
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: Brigid, March 3, 2007 (view all comments by Brigid)
This is a great read! Well developed characters, good writing. You'd love this as well as Sleep Toward Heaven, which I liked just a bit better. Both are worth your time!
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ISBN:: 9780345483171
Author:: Ward, Amanda Eyre
Publisher:: Ballantine Books
Subject:: General
Subject:: Literary
Subject:: Sisters
Subject:: Missing persons
Subject:: New Orleans (La.)
Subject:: Psychological fiction
Subject:: General Fiction
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:: Trade paper
Publication Date:: 20050831
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 305
Dimensions:: 8.06x5.28x.72 in. .52 lbs.

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