Nothing tests your faith like being a mother. The first time your children walk to school alone, their first sleepover, when they finally fly the nest. As a parent, you have to believe that everything will be OK.
It’s why, when Lydia’s sixteen-year-old daughter Zoe goes on a school camping trip, she has no idea of the horrors that will unfold. It’s why, when Lydia gets a call saying that her daughter has disappeared, she refuses to give up.
As she searches the mountains, her voice hoarse from calling Zoe’s name, she imagines finding her. She envisions being flooded with relief as she throws her arms around her child, saying, ‘you gave us such a scare’. She pictures her precious girl safely tucked in bed that evening.
It’s why, when they find Zoe’s body, Lydia can barely believe it. It is unthinkable. Her little girl has gone.
Something terrible happened, she is sure of it. Something made Zoe get out of her sleeping bag in the middle of the night, walk out of the warmth and safety of the cabin, into the darkness of the mountains. Driven by the memory of her youngest child, Lydia needs to find out the truth. What kind of mother would she be if she didn’t?
A heartbreaking, redemptive and beautifully crafted novel which brings to life a mother’s worst nightmare, questioning how well we ever really know the people we love the most. Fans of Jodi Picoult, Kerry Fisher and Liane Moriarty will be blown away by this stirring, unforgettable tale.
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Nicole Trope went to university to study Law but realised the error of her ways when she did very badly on her first law essay because, as her professor pointed out, ‘It’s not meant to be a story.’
She studied teaching instead and used her holidays to work on her writing career and complete a Masters’ degree. In between raising three children, working for her husband and renovating houses, she has published six novels. She lives in Sydney, Australia.
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First, I want to thank Nicole Troupe, Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Nicole Troupe brings you every parents worst nightmare to reality in The Girl Who Never Came Home. You trust your 16 year teenager at school camp to be protected and kept safe. Only to find out she went missing.
Immediately, Nicole dives right into this intense, powerful, drama filled and fast paced beginning. I was immediately drawn into the story and needed to know what happened to Zoe.
Nicole told the story from Zoe’s Mom and Stepdad’s angle to the story,
Her sister reminisced about the lack of bond they shared with one another. That she regretted not being closer. Plus, her friend's relationship with her too.
I loved seeing the human interest side that you don't get to see on the news or in the headlines.
There is a very interesting section all about guilt and being guilty in the book. It is very interesting on how it relates to this incident.
The investigation into what happened to Zoe was a very interesting part of the book.
Nicole picked out some out of the box creative character names that I adored.
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