No more words : a novel

No more words A novel

Kerry Lonsdale

Book - 2021

Forced to choose between abortion or adoption, Olivia Carson's younger sister, Lily, runs away from home. Sixteen and pregnant, she never returns. But she writes. Once a year, Lily mails a picture of her son, Josh, to Olivia until his thirteenth year. Then it's Josh himself who arrives at Olivia's house, alone, terrified, and in possession of a notarized declaration from Lily. It begins, "In the event I go missing..." Josh has difficulty talking. He can't read or write, but he's a prolific artist, exhibiting skill beyond his age. His drawings are as detailed as they are horrific. Olivia soon realizes Josh's artwork tells a story. There's more to his arrival and to Lily's untimely disappearan...ce than it seems. Using the drawings as a road map, Olivia traces Josh's path back to his mom. Each drawing sheds light on Lily's past and reveals a darkness that forces Olivia to question everything she thought she knew about her family.

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Subjects
Runaway teenagers > Fiction.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Teenage boys > Fiction.
Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Domestic fiction.
Genres
Detective and mystery fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Domestic fiction
Published
Seattle, Washington : Lake Union Publishing 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Kerry Lonsdale (author)
Physical Description
311 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781542019057
Contents unavailable.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Graphic novelist Olivia Carson, the heroine of this enticing series launch from Lonsdale (Everything We Keep), is surprised when Josh, the 13-year-old nephew she has never met, shows up at her San Luis Obispo, Calif., home. Fourteen years earlier, after 21-year-old Olivia learned from her father that her 16-year-old sister, Lily, was pregnant by Olivia's 21-year-old boyfriend. Lily ran away when their parents demanded that she give up the baby for adoption or have an abortion. Olivia hasn't seen Lily since, and the only communications Olivia receives from her are annual letters with pictures of Josh. Josh, who has difficulty speaking and bears a surgical scar on his skull indicating that he may have had a serious head injury, uses drawings to convey to Olivia that something bad has happened to his mother. As Olivia searches for answers about Josh's sudden appearance and Lily's whereabouts, she uncovers some disturbing truths about her outwardly perfect family. Lonsdale expertly maintains suspense throughout. Psychological thriller fans will be well satisfied. Agent: Gordon Warnock, Fuse Literary. (July)

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