{"product_id":"9781761153716","title":"Lowbridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Campbell, Lucy \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/07\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages, Text only,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781761153716,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere everybody knows everyone, how can somebody just disappear? A missing girl. Decades of silence. A secret too big to bury.    1987: It’s late summer and a time of change when 17-year-old Tess Dawes leaves the local shopping centre in the sleepy town of Lowbridge and is never seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Tess’s unsolved disappearance is never far from the town’s memory. There’s those who grew up with Tess, and never left. And those who know more than they’re saying …    It just takes an outsider to ask the right questions.    2018: Katherine Ashworth, shattered by the death of her daughter, moves to her husband’s hometown. Searching for a way to pick up the pieces of her life, she joins the local historical society and becomes obsessed with the three-decades-old mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   As Katherine digs into that summer of 1987, she stumbles upon the trail of a second girl who vanished when no one cared enough to see what was happening in plain sight.    Her trail could lead right to Katherine’s door.   In a town simmering with divisions and a cast of unforgettable characters, Lowbridge is a heart-wrenching mystery about the girls who are lost, the ones who are mourned and those who are forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Praise for Lowbridge 'intriguing and compelling' – The Observer   'Fans of Jane Harper’s Exiles, Shelley Burr’s Wake and Hayley Scrivenor’s Dirt Town will be hooked as Lowbridge brings a tragic small-town mystery and community divide into the spotlight, uncovering long-buried secrets and grief that lingers throughout the decades.' – Books + Publishing 'Moving and beautiful. The perfect portrait of a small town and the damage it can do, the lies it makes you live.' – Adrian Hyland, author of Canticle Creek ‘Lucy Campbell’s excellent first novel is a lively portrait of the friendship between three girls … Above all, though, Lowbridge is a subtle and sensitive exploration of how we never quite leave the past behind.’ – The Times UK 'A thrilling mystery, Lowbridge is a book full of twists and turns and, unexpectedly, hope.' – Aoife Clifford, author of When We Fall 'Lowbridge will stay with me. Seamlessly interwoven timelines pull readers into the mystery at the heart of the town. Lucy Campbell has crafted a passionate exploration of women's fights for safety, rights, and each other.' – Ashley Kalagian Blunt, author of Dark Mode ‘Lowbridge is a compelling mystery with vividly drawn characters, a gripping tale with a commentary about class in Australia. I loved it.’ – Mali Waugh, author of Judgement Day ‘A total page-turner, where the past and present collide with spectacular force.’ Christine Keighery, author of The Half Brother\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54889382183285,"sku":"9781761153716","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781761153716.jpg?v=1734690571","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781761153716","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}