{"product_id":"the-missing-word-9781609457624","title":"The Missing Word","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2022 (\u003cem\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a true story, an urgently told psychological thriller and the fierce portrait of a woman in all her frailty and courage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrina’s life with her husband and her twin daughters is orderly. An Italian living in Switzerland, she works as a lawyer. One day, something breaks. The marriage ends without apparent trauma, but on a weekend seemingly like any other, the girls’ father takes Alessia and Livia away with him. They disappear. A few days later the man takes his own life. Of the girls, there is no trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcita De Gregorio takes the unadorned, terrible facts of this true story and embodies the protagonist’s voice. In a narrative that is fast and urgent, she unravels these traumatic events to tell the story of a mother bereft of her children – a state for which there is no word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Missing Word\u003c\/em\u003e delves deep into Irina’s thoughts and memories as she grasps at the shreds of truth and, piece by piece, stitches her life back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Concita De Gregorio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48170155442427,"sku":"9781609457624","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_2f6ee71c-eb1c-4314-a6e1-8941501f7285.jpg?v=1770635811","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-missing-word-9781609457624","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}