First published 2019
Helen Clapp teaches physics and trusts in observable facts. She does not believe in supernatural phenomena or ghostly apparitions. When her phone shows a missed call from Charlie, her former university roommate, Helen assumes someone made an error. Charlie died two days earlier. The calls continue in the months following Charlie's death. Helen's young son Jack tells her he saw Charlie inside their house recently. These events shake Helen's scientific certainty. She reconnects with Charlie's grieving husband and daughter, learning details about her friend's final years. Helen had not spoken to Charlie for over a year before her death. As she pieces together Charlie's recent life, Helen confronts the gaps in their friendship and examines her own choices. The novel explores how female friendships endure and fracture over time, revealing the invisible forces that bind women together and pull them apart.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
336 pages · Hardcover · Knopf