How to Be Lost
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How to Be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters . . . Years ago, five-year-old Ellie disappeared. But then her sister finds her photograph in the pages of a magazine, leading her to ask: Was Ellie ever really missing?"Invites comparison to The Lovely Bones . . . Ward's depiction of family, with its attendant love and guilt, will keep you turning pages."--People
Joseph and Isabelle Winters seem to have it all: a grand home in Holt, New York, a trio of radiant daughters, and a sense that they are safe in their affluent corner of America. But when five-year-old Ellie disappears, the fault lines within the family are exposed: Joseph, once a successful businessman, succumbs to his demons; Isabelle retreats into memories of her debutante days in Savannah; and Ellie's bereft sisters grow apart--Madeline reluctantly stays home, while Caroline runs away.
Fifteen years later, Caroline, now a New Orleans cocktail waitress, sees a photograph of a woman in a magazine. Convinced that it is Ellie all grown up, Caroline embarks on a search for her missing sister. Armed with copies of the photo, an amateur detective guide, and a cooler of Dixie beer, Caroline travels through the New Mexico desert, the mountains of Colorado, and the smoky underworld of Montana, determined to salvage her broken family.
The Jetsetters, How to Be Lost, Shut Your Eyes, The Same Sky, and The Nearness of You are among Amanda Eyre Ward's critically regarded works. Her family and she live in Austin, Texas.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780345483171 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345483170 |
| Title | How to Be Lost |
| Author | Amanda Eyre Ward |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2005-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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