First published 2017
When Ingrid Coleman vanishes, she leaves behind thousands of books—and undelivered letters hidden inside them. Twelve years later, her daughter Flora returns home to care for her injured father, Gil, a once-famous writer whose massive library seems to hold more secrets than stories. As Flora searches for answers about her mother's disappearance, she begins discovering Ingrid's concealed messages, each letter revealing another fracture in her parents' marriage. The books become both archive and crime scene, with every spine potentially containing a fragment of truth. But some mysteries resist easy resolution, and Flora must confront the possibility that her mother's absence might be more complicated than simple abandonment or death.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Home
Period: Twelve Years Later
304 pages · Paperback · Anansi International