Songs for the Missing
Author: Stewart O’Nan
An enthralling portrait of one family in the aftermath of a daughter’s disappearance.It was the summer of her Chevette, of J.P. and letting her hair grow. It was also the summer when, without warning, popular high school student Kim Larsen disappeared from her small midwestern town. Her loving parents, her introverted sister, her friends and boyfriend must now do everythin….Read More
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