Hintergründe

1) “Nothing is ever certain.” (p.21)

This mantra helped the family keep their sanity while they continued to hope Susie would come home.

2) “He wore his innocence like a comfortable old coat.” (p. 26)

This describes Mr. Harvey, the serial killer, who has killed and gotten away with it so often that he almost believes his own innocence.

3) “She had a stare that stretched to infinity. She was, in that moment, not my mother but something separate from me.” (p. 43)

This quote shows the reader the kind of woman Abigail lachs is and how that will later impact on her decision to leave her...