Lowbridge by Lucy Campbell

Where everybody knows everyone, how can somebody just disappear? A missing girl. Decades of silence. A secret too big to bury.? ? 1987:?It's late summer and a time of change when 17-year-old Tess Dawes leaves the local shopping centre in the sleepy town of Lowbridge and is never seen again. ? Tess's unsolved disappearance is never far from the town's memory.?There's those who grew up with Tess, and never left. And those who know more than they're saying .? ? It just takes an outsider to ask the right questions.? ? 2018: Katherine Ashworth, shattered by the death of her daughter, moves to her husband's hometown. Searching for a way to pick up the pieces of her life, she joins the local historical society and becomes obsessed with the three-decades-old mystery. ? As Katherine digs into that summer of 1987, she stumbles upon the trail of a second girl?who vanished when no one cared enough?to see what was happening in plain sight.? ? Her trail could lead right to Katherine's door.? ?In a town simmering with divisions and a cast of unforgettable characters,?Lowbridge?is a heart-wrenching mystery about the girls who are lost, the ones who are mourned and those who are forgotten. Praise for Lowbridge 'intriguing and compelling' - The Observer ? 'Fans of Jane Harper's?Exiles,?Shelley Burr's?Wake?and Hayley Scrivenor's?Dirt Town?will be hooked as?Lowbridge?brings a tragic small-town mystery and community divide into the spotlight, uncovering long-buried secrets and grief that lingers throughout the decades.'?- Books + Publishing 'Moving and beautiful. The perfect portrait of a small town and the damage it can do, the lies it makes you live.'?- Adrian Hyland, author of Canticle Creek `Lucy Campbell's excellent first novel is a lively portrait of the friendship between three girls . Above all, though, Lowbridge is a subtle and sensitive exploration of how we never quite leave the past behind.' - The Times UK 'A thrilling mystery, Lowbridge is a book full of twists and turns and, unexpectedly, hope.'?- Aoife Clifford, author of When We Fall 'Lowbridge?will stay with me. Seamlessly interwoven timelines pull readers into the mystery at the heart of the town. Lucy Campbell has crafted a passionate exploration of women's fights for safety, rights, and each other.'?-?Ashley Kalagian Blunt, author of Dark Mode `Lowbridge is a compelling mystery with vividly drawn characters, a gripping tale with a commentary about class in Australia. I loved it.' - Mali Waugh, author of Judgement Day `A total page-turner, where the past and present collide with spectacular force.' Christine Keighery, author of The Half Brother
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