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Aubrey Wallace is the kind of man no one notices. Dotty Johnson is the kind of woman no one can ignore. One afternoon, they both disappear from the small Vermont town where they live. The next day, two hundred miles away, a toddler is snatched from her Massachusetts home. For the next five years, Aubrey, Dotty, and the kidnapped child - bound together by strange love and desperate need - are trapped in a nomadic existence governed by their constant fear of discovery. Canny, the little girl, becomes Aubrey's entire existence. But Dotty wants out. She is tired of being saddled with this fearful little man. When she meets Jiggy Huller, a brutal ex-convict, the wheels of Canny's return to her natural parents are wrenched fatally into motion.
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"This is the second book I've read by Mary McGarry Morris. She's a fantastic writer. I can't get over the ending to this book. The characters in this book were so believable; I couldn't put the book down for the last 50 pages."
— Linda (5 out of 5 stars)
Awards
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A 1989 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist
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" I really like this character. Nick Heller..i will read more of him :) "
— Connie, 1/12/2014 -
" This is one of Morris' lesser known books but I think it's one of her best! It might be one of the only books I have ever read several times. It's a very quick read but the story has stayed with me for years. "
— Halie, 1/5/2014 -
" Picked it up at the Dollar Bookstore (in Burbank, near the AMC - LOVE that place) and then couldn't put it down. Riveting! "
— Karen, 12/27/2013 -
" Sad topic and easy read. I was satisfied and enjoyed this novel. "
— Jacqueline115, 12/24/2013 -
" Another deeply emotional book about people who have lost their way. It deals with the manipulative preying upon the weak and gives some insight into what might drive manipulation. "
— Shayna, 12/18/2013 -
" Don't mess with Dotty Johnson! "
— Jake, 12/6/2013 -
" This novel was an easy read, but had depth. The characters were true to themselves, and I never figured out how it would end. I enjoy, a book I can not figure out. "
— Angel, 11/22/2013 -
" Interesting subject, she really gets the reader involved. A page turner, couldn't wait to see what happened and it even had a plausible ending. "
— Auntie, 6/19/2013 -
" Again, one of my favorite authors. This is the most gripping book of hers that I've read. "
— leigh, 2/21/2013 -
" I'll save my review till after book club... "
— Cassi, 11/17/2012 -
" Vermont white trash and baby-stealing?! Thank GOD! "
— Alyson, 10/10/2012 -
" ~Such a meticulous investigation of cause-effect. Silences and evasions inflame other characters' imaginations into unintended consequences "
— Terri, 6/24/2012 -
" very different, sad ending "
— Lori, 12/28/2011 -
" Chapter 5 - strange book...interested to see where it leads. "
— Jessica, 12/5/2011 -
" This is the story of Aubrey Wallace, Dotty, and Canny, the little girl they kidnapped; truly a random tale, but also with some poignancy as we can see the difficult life Aubrey is forced into as they wander the country until Dotty wants out. "
— Nancy, 11/1/2011 -
" Good Book! Reads quickly... "
— Ashley, 4/8/2010
About Mary McGarry Morris
Mary McGarry Morris is the author of several highly acclaimed novels. Entertainment Weekly included Fiona Range on its list of the best books of 2000, Vanished was nominated for both the National Book Award and the Pen/Faulkner Award, A Dangerous Woman was made into a feature film starring Debra Winger in 1993, and Songs in Ordinary Time was a 1997 Oprah’s Book Club Selection.
About Kimberly Schraf
Kimberly Schraf is an audiobook narrator whose readings include Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Running Out of Time, Laurie Garrett’s The Coming Plague, and Karen Joy Fowler’s The Jane Austen Book Club, among many others.