Publication

2022 - Europa Editions, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

28,000 words, Guess

Page Count

112 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781787703698
  • ISBN-10178770369X
  • Better World Books9781787703698
  • Open LibraryOL38806344M

Classifications

  • LCCPQ4904.E1474

Description

Irina's life with her husband and her twin daughters is orderly. An Italian living in Switzerland, she works as a lawyer. One day, something breaks. The marriage ends without apparent trauma, but on a weekend seemingly like any other, the girls' father takes Alessia and Livia away with him. They disappear. A few days later the man takes his own life. Of the girls, there is no trace. Concita De Gregorio takes the unadorned, terrible facts of this true story and embodies the protagonist's voice. In a narrative that is fast and urgent, she unravels these traumatic events to tell the story of a mother bereft of her children - a state for which there is no word. The Missing Word delves deep into Irina's thoughts and memories as she grasps at the shreds of truth and, piece by piece, stitches her life back together.

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  • Missing WordEuropa Editions, Incorporated2022

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