"...the stories we tell ourselves have more meaning than the facts. That doesn't make them lies. Seeded with every myth was the emotional truth."
What a beautiful, lyrical and sad story that focuses on the plight of abused , murdered, and missing children. Naomi, now married to Jerome, is a child finder. She's made it her life's mission because she's really searching for her sister. They'd both been abducted from an orphanage when very young, Naomi had escaped, but had left her sister behind. Without specific memories of where, when or how, Naomi managed to find a loving adoptive mother who nurtured and believed in her. Now, Naomi has decided that it time for her to return to the place where she was found in order to finally track down her long-lost sister. In Oregon, she meets a 12-year-old street child named Celia and inexplicably drawn to her. Celia dreams of butterflies and being free having run away from hom due to childhood sexual abuse. Can the two of them help each other? NO SPOILERS.
Although this was fairly short and easy to read in a single sitting, the prose is captivating and held me in thrall. The personalities of the two main characters, Naomi and Celia, are so fleshed out that you want to know them, to comfort them, to love them. Childhood horrors are so difficult to escape and their story is fraught with the sordid truth of life on the streets. Believe me, this book is not one that any reader will be able to forget after reading. I hope to see another that features Naomi and wish for her to continue to do what she does best -- lay the tormented souls to rest and find the missing children.
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is the second book featuring Naomi Cottle and I think it best that they be read in order.
Genre - Thriller, Child abduction, Homelessness, Sexual abuse, Fiction
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