Michelle Sacks

From "a master of slow-burn suspense" (Shelf Awareness), a simmering family drama about a father and daughter who embark on a road trip through the American South -- but what they're leaving behind is as important as what lies ahead.When we first meet seven-year-old Dolly, she immediately grabs us with a voice that is both precocious and effervescent. It has been a while since her dad has spent time with her, just the two of them, and so when he scoops her up and promises to take her on the adventure of a lifetime, Dolly is thrilled.The first days on the road are incredibly exciting. Every pit stop promises a new delight for Dolly and her favourite plastic horse, Clemesta, who she's brought along for the adventure. There are milkshakes, shopping sprees, a theme park, and all the junk food she isn't allowed to eat under her mother's watchful eye. And, for the first time, she has her father's attention all to herself. But as they travel farther south, into a country Dolly no longer recognizes, her dad's behavior grows increasingly erratic. He becomes paranoid and irresponsible, even a little scary. The adventure isn't fun anymore, but home is ever further away. And Dolly isn't sure if she'll ever get back.A compulsively readable work of psychological suspense from the first mile to the last, All the Lost Things introduces a remarkable young heroine who leaps off the page, charts a life-changing journey, and ultimately reveals the sometimes heartbreaking intersections of love, truth, and memory.

Una esposa entregada, un marido devoto, un beb adorado. Merry, Sam y Conor estrenan sus d as como familia feliz en el id lico paisaje sueco. En medio de su vida perfecta, Frank, amiga de la infancia de Merry, anuncia su pr xima visita. La casa so ada, la tranquila vida dom stica, el majestuoso bosque, la huerta en el jard n, la nueva carrera de Sam como cineasta... todo parece id neo para recibirla. Sin embargo, la exitosa y adorable Frank, quien parece mimetizarse de manera muy natural en la din mica familiar, pronto ve m s all de la fachada para develar los oscuros secretos que nadie m s parece atisbar. Un infierno disfrazado de para so es el tel n de fondo de esta novela estremecedora que retrata los m s intrincados recovecos del matrimonio, el sexo, la maternidad y la amistad. A devoted couple with an adorable baby; Merry, Sam, and Conor are a happy family in an idyllic Swiss landscape. Into their perfect life comes Frank, Merry's childhood friend. From their tranquil home life to the majestic forest and Sam's new career as a filmmaker, everything seems primed to welcome her. Frank and Merry have always been more like sisters than best friends, so that's why Frank sees the things other people might miss. She sees horrible things that are just about impossible to believe about this perfect family. But Frank knows that the truth is hardly ever what you want the world to see. She'll soon break through the facade to uncover secrets darker than anyone could have imagined.

A gripping page-turner for fans of The Woman in the Window and The Perfect Nanny, Michelle Sacks's You Were Made For This provocatively explores the darkest sides of marriage, motherhood, and friendship. Doting wife, devoted husband, cherished child. Merry, Sam, and Conor are the perfect family in the perfect place. Merry adores the domestic life: baking, gardening, caring for her infant son. Sam, formerly an academic, is pursuing a new career as a filmmaker. Sometimes they can hardly believe how lucky they are. What perfect new lives they've built. When Merry's childhood friend Frank visits their Swedish paradise, she immediately becomes part of the family. She bonds with Conor. And with Sam. She befriends the neighbors, and even finds herself embracing the domesticity she's always seemed to scorn. All their lives, Frank and Merry have been more like sisters than best friends. And that's why Frank soon sees the things others might miss. Treacherous things, which are almost impossible to believe when looking at this perfect family. But Frank, of all people, knows that the truth is rarely what you want the world to see.

'A chilling, gut-wrenching thriller' Helen Fields 'Extremely scary scandi-noir...first class' Daily Mail The perfect wife. The perfect mother. The perfect lie.

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