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A review by katiez624
Emily, Gone by Bette Lee Crosby
4.0
The experience of losing a child, in any manner, is unimaginable. When children are kidnapped, the parents are often left in a special kind of tortuous limbo, not able to move on or let go.
Crosby crafts a story that brilliantly captures the time period (1970s), the small-town feeling, and the tremendous grief that parents experience when a child is lost. The book follows the timelines of Emily's parents as well as her current life with new parents.
The book has a lot of Southern charm and a strong sense of family and community. There is quite a lag in the middle of the book and the writing can tend to get a little cheesy. The ending is a bit contrived and things are packaged a little too nicely, but overall, this story really captures how far mothers are willing to go and how strong their love can be.
Crosby crafts a story that brilliantly captures the time period (1970s), the small-town feeling, and the tremendous grief that parents experience when a child is lost. The book follows the timelines of Emily's parents as well as her current life with new parents.
The book has a lot of Southern charm and a strong sense of family and community. There is quite a lag in the middle of the book and the writing can tend to get a little cheesy. The ending is a bit contrived and things are packaged a little too nicely, but overall, this story really captures how far mothers are willing to go and how strong their love can be.