I’m torn by this book. I liked most of the story itself, but I’m uncomfortable with the author writing from the perspective of a child with autism when she doesn’t have autism and doesn’t personally know anyone with autism, outside of those she said she interviewed to write this book. This, of course, begs bigger questions about writing, but I don’t want to go too deep into that here. So, I find myself in the … Read More “Bring Him Home by Nicole Trope” »
Author: Nicole Trope
The Girl Who Never Came Home really reads more like YA than literary fiction and the tagline of it being a “gripping page turner’ might have been a bit of an oversell, but the overall story was good. Sixteen-year-old Zoe (daughter of Lydia and baby sister to Jessie) goes away for a weekend at school camp and disappears sometime between lights out and breakfast. It doesn’t take very long for searchers to discover her body. … Read More “The Girl Who Never Came Home by Nicole Trope” »
This book is told from the perspective of three different women — Alice and Molly both in the present time, and Margaret, mostly in the past, although her chapters cross into the present time toward the end. Alice is a married mother of three with a horrific past. Molly is a loving and very loved daughter and sister who has had six miscarriages and wants a baby more than anything. Margaret is an active alcoholic … Read More “The Nowhere Girl” »