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Missing: A Memoir (2011)

by Lindsay Harrison(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1451611935 (ISBN13: 9781451611939)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Scribner

review 1: A sad story telling the tale of a troubled mother and the consequences of her actions on her children, most especially her daughter. Michelle Harrison is the type of mom who is overly involved in her children's lives, calling them at least twice a day and expecting them to be there with and for her every chance they get. When Lindsay and her mom have a huge argument over one act of typical adolescent rebellion, she assumes that it will all blow over. Her mother's mercurial moods have always been a part of her personality, and, while not fun to live with, they are accepted by her children. This time, however, no matter what Lindsay says or does, her mother will not forgive or forget. The pain ratchets up a few months later when Michelle disappears. Lindsay and her tw... moreo brothers put their lives on hold and spend every minute searching New England from Cape Cod through New Hampsire to Maine trying to find her. Eventually her body is found and the siblings must find a way to come to terms with a life that is forever altered, and to accept that they will probably never know why. The fact that this is non-fiction makes it harder for the reader because there are no answers in this kind of situation in real life. We share Lindsay's desperate wish to find answers, and absolution, and her pain when they are not forthcoming. It's a readable book and I hope it gave the young author her much needed catharsis.
review 2: I liked this book, but didn't love it. It's a true story of a missing person told from the daughter's perspective. When Lindsay had a fight with her mother on New Year's Day she assumed that it would quickly blow over in a few days, but then it didn't and a few months later her mother goes missing. The book covers Lindsay and her brothers frantic search for their mother and later how their family deals with the grief when their mother's body is found. You definitely feel Lindsay's guilt and pain over losing her mother and it does make for a quick read. But, it was kindof depressing too. Overall, like I said before it was good, but not great. less

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