A review by lisalikestoread
The Day I Lost You by Alex Sinclair
4.0
Like any parent of a small child, the premise of this book, a small child who runs off and vanishes from her mother without a trace, is a heart-stopping panicked feeling that I was definitely on board with from the very start of this novel. Erika is a single mother, having had an acrimonious separation from her workaholic controlling ex-partner Michael when her daughter was six months old. While visiting Michael's apartment building to pick up a left-behind toy, Alice, her four year old daughter, runs out of the elevator which opens on the wrong floor, and before she can follow her, Erika winds up stuck behind in the lift. Alice is gone.
Alex Sinclair weaves a tale in the present but flashing back through the relationship of Michael and Erika and her life with Alice (who she calls by her pet name, Bunny). It's got many twists and turns that kept me on my toes, I raced through to the end and nothing prepared me for the twist at the finish - make sure to keep reading to the very last! Looking forward to reading more from this author.
Alex Sinclair weaves a tale in the present but flashing back through the relationship of Michael and Erika and her life with Alice (who she calls by her pet name, Bunny). It's got many twists and turns that kept me on my toes, I raced through to the end and nothing prepared me for the twist at the finish - make sure to keep reading to the very last! Looking forward to reading more from this author.