Still Missing - Hardcover

Gutcheon, Beth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399125787 ISBN 13: 9780399125782

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 1981

Synopsis

Susan Selky struggles to maintain her sanity during the ordeal following the disappearance of her son, Alex

About this title

Review:

"Mary Higgins Clark fans will enjoy this harrowing tale.... Highly recommended."--Library Journal

"Powerful...a body-blow of a novel.... Gutcheon [tunes] the tension to a shattering pitch."--Kirkus Reviews

"Mesmerizing...absolutely riveting."--Newsday

"Gutcheon plays on our emotions with fiendish skill... the ending will leave you limp."--Cosmopolitan

"Gutcheon sustains suspense to the final page."--Times Literary Supplement

"Haunting, harrowing, and highly effective...a stunning shocker of an ending.... It strings out the suspense to the almost unendurable."--Publishers Weekly

"A surprising depth of understanding.... A consistently intelligent piece of work."--Ms. magazine

"This is exactly the way it would be if your child didn't come home on time from school tomorrow."--Los Angeles Times

From the Back Cover:

Alex Selky, going on seven, kissed his mother goodbye and set off for school, a mere two blocks away. He never made it. Desperate to find him, his mother begins a vigil that lasts for days, then weeks, then months. She is treated first as a tragic figure, then as a grief-crazed hysteric, than as an unpleasant reminder of the bad fortune that can befall us all. Against all hope, despite false leads and the desertions of her friends and allies, she believes with all her heart that somewhere, Alex will be found alive.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0399125787
• ISBN 13: 9780399125782
• Binding: Hardcover