Early morning\, August 1975: a camp counse lor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant\, Barbara Van Laar\, has gone mi ssing. Barbara isn&rsquo\;t just any thirteen-year-old: she&rsquo\;s the d aughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the re gion&rsquo\;s residents. And this isn&rsquo\;t the first time a Van Laar c hild has disappeared. Barbara&rsquo\;s older brother similarly vanished fo urteen years ago\, never to be found.
\nAs a panicked search begins\ , a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van L aar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow\, Moore&rsq uo\;s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynast y of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore&rsquo\;s most ambitious a nd wide-reaching novel yet.
\nJoin us in conversation with Liz as we embark on a tale of thrilling twists and disturbing disappearances. Regis ter today to &ldquo\;enter the woods\,&rdquo\; if you dare! \;
\nAbout the Author: Liz Moore is the author of five novels: \;The Words of Every Song\, Heft\, The Unseen World\, the New York Times bestselling& nbsp\;Long Bright River\, \;and \;The God of the Woods. A winner o f the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature\, she lives in Philadelphia and teache s in the MFA program in Creative Writing at Temple University.
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