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The Act of Disappearing

A Novel

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The Act of Disappearing

By: Nathan Gower
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Ashley Klanac
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"Hauntingly beautiful.”
—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue

“A thrilling story, remarkably told.”
—Lara Prescott, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets We Kept

Julia White is struggling: her bartending job isn’t cutting it, and her first book has sold hardly any copies. She’s broke, barely able to make ends meet while drowning in her late mother’s medical bills and reeling after a one-night stand with her ex-boyfriend, who’s now completely ghosted her. Enter Johnathan Aster, world-renowned photographer, with a proposal: he has a never-before-seen photograph of a woman falling from a train bridge, clutching what appears to be a baby. And he wants Julia to research the story.

Alternating between present-day Brooklyn and Kentucky as it enters the 1960s, the story unfolds as Julia races to find answers: Who was the woman in the photograph? Why was she on the bridge? And what happened to the baby? Each detail is more propulsive than the last as Julia unravels the mystery surrounding the Fairchilds of Gray Station and discovers a story more staggering than anything she could have imagined.

©2024 Nathan Gower (P)2024 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited Historical Mystery Women's Fiction Exciting
Captivating Storyline • Well-developed Characters • Unexpected Plot Twists • Emotional Depth • Beautiful Writing
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Twist and turns throughout the entire book keeps you interested beginning to end. Recommend this book whole heartedly.

Small town drama.

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Well written. I consumed this in two days. Sadly, I had to work for 16 of those hours or it would have been one! Good, even narration. More like this please!!!

Generations of mothers and daughters finding their voices

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The story line was unique, kept my interest throughout. Twists, with pleasant characters, well developed. A pleasant read (except for misuse of “Jesus” as an expletive). Layers kept unfolding. If you’re looking for a really good listen, go with this one!!

A compelling story

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I usually don’t like skipping back and forth in time, but this was done so well it wasn’t confusing!
I loved it!

Such great reading

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Overall, it was just a very well written well acted story with a bit of an unusual plot line. I liked it a lot.

There was a few unexpected plot twists

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One of my top 10 listens. You think you know where this one is leading and then the wand is waved again.

Gripping

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Loved this book. Some unexpected moments and an end that didn’t surprise me entirely but not predictable.

Great storytelling

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This is such a beautiful story, and I loved it. Looking forward to more from this author!

Beautiful story!

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Incredibly well written book, great story and terrific narration. 5 stars all the way. Definitely worth a credit!

Riveting!

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I so enjoyed the interpretation of this book between the two different narrators. I really do love it when they go back-and-forth in history, but also use different narrators to make it more followable . Absolutely love the twist in this book. That’s all I can say about that!

Wonderful Twist

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