Welcome to another Waiting on Wednesday event, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine.
Every week, we gather around the blogosphere and search out the upcoming book releases, sharing our thoughts and blurbs. Today I am eagerly awaiting a book from an author I have never read, but I love the sound of this one. The theme of The Girl in the Red Coat, by Kate Hamer is a familiar one to me lately…a missing child.
Synopsis: Newly single mom Beth has one constant, gnawing worry: that her dreamy eight-year-old daughter, Carmel, who has a tendency to wander off, will one day go missing.
And then one day, it happens: On a Saturday morning thick with fog, Beth takes Carmel to a local outdoor festival, they get separated in the crowd, and Carmel is gone.
Shattered, Beth sets herself on the grim and lonely mission to find her daughter, keeping on relentlessly even as the authorities tell her that Carmel may be gone for good.
Carmel, meanwhile, is on a strange and harrowing journey of her own—to a totally unexpected place that requires her to live by her wits, while trying desperately to keep in her head, at all times, a vision of her mother …
Alternating between Beth’s story and Carmel’s, and written in gripping prose that won’t let go, The Girl in the Red Coat—like Emma Donoghue’s Room and M. L. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans—is an utterly immersive story that’s impossible to put down . . . and impossible to forget.
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I love the idea of the alternating storylines, so we can see what both the mother and the daughter are experiencing. What are you waiting for?
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This does sound like a good book, I’m not surprised it is one you are waiting for!
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Thanks for stopping by, Cleo, and I do tend toward these kinds of thrillers, don’t I? Enjoy your week.
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Sounds like something I’d watch on Lifetime 🙂 I hope you love it!!
Danielle @ Life With Two Boys
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True! Thanks for stopping by, Danielle, and enjoy your pick.
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Yes, I think this one will be on a lot of lists.
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Thanks for visiting, Kay, and enjoy your choice today.
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Wonderful cover and it sounds like it will be really good. I may have to add it to my wishlist. I sure hope you love it!
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Me, too, Barb, and I hope you enjoy whatever you picked today.
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new to me but sounds good and hope that you get a chance to read it soon.
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Me, too, Brandi…I love this kind of story. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your pick.
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Sounds amazing. I hope you get to read it soon!
Majanka @ I Heart Reading.
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Thanks, Majanka, and I am excited about it. Enjoy your pick!
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Oooh, this does sound like a good story! I don’t read a lot of this type, but this is one that I might have to give a try! The alternating story parts do sound like they would give an added interest to the story. Great pick! Thanks for stopping by my WOW earlier!
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Thanks, Buffy, I am excited about this one…hope you enjoy your pick, too. Glad you could stop by.
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I will be ordering a copy of this for the library. It does sound really good!
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Thanks, Christina, I think so, too! Glad you could stop by.
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Added this to my wishlist. Sounds like story requiring tissues. My WOW .
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Oh, definitely, Sheena-Kay…thanks for stopping by.
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This is the first I’ve heard of this one! I hope you enjoy it 😀
Here’s my WoW!
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I just discovered it, too, Tracy….thanks for stopping by!
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This sounds so interesting! I love that it alternates between the mom and the girl’s POVs. Adding this to my TBR! Thanks for sharing! Thanks, also for visiting my WoW post! Happy reading!
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I love that part, too, Kim….thanks for stopping by.
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This sounds like an amazing book. Thanks for sharing it. I appreciate you taking time out to visit my blog.
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Thanks, Cheryl, and I hope you enjoy your pick, too. Let’s have a great reading week!
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This sounds absolutely fantastic! And I think the dual points of view sounds so interesting.
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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I agree, Ashley…thanks for stopping by!
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I want to read this! Have seen it around and though I’ve read a couple of missing child and distraught child stories, the Carmel setting sounds cool and this is supposed to be really entertaining. On the wish list now!
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Thanks for stopping by, Rita…I’ve never read this author, but I’m going to take a leap of faith and go for it. I like the sound of it, too.
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Oh wow, I hadn’t heard of this one til just now, but it sounds so intriguing. I don’t have any children myself, but the thought of your child going missing and being so helpless to know where they are is literally the most terrifying thing ever. I should totally add this to my TBR.
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I think that is the most terrifying feeling, too, whether you’re a mother or just someone who is compassionate. Thanks for stopping by, Amanda.
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