The Missing Girl
Kerry McGuinnis
Reviewed by Helen
This is a page turner of a story, set in the Adelaide Hills, it tells the story of a family that has had terrible secrets kept for many years and when they are opened up some questions are answered for Meg, a must read story a lot of discoveries to be made.
Meg Morrissey is an only child and lives with her photographer partner Phillip in Hahndorf when a call comes through asking her to visit her elderly grandmother Elle Chapman, she has just moved from the family home Hunters Reach to a nursing home, although she would have rather ignored her order, but with Phillip away on an assignment and Meg just losing her job she makes the trek.
When Meg meets up with her grandmother she is tasked with cleaning up the old home ready for sale, this is going to be a big job and there is no love between Meg and Elle there never has been even though Elle bought Meg up from the age of nine. Meg will do it and is thrilled when her old friend and neighbour Betty arrives to help with the cleanup, the gardens are a mess and Meg organizes for someone to help with that and Jake Lynch is hired.
Phillip arrives back injured but there for her and Meg uncovers some photos and secret hiding places and makes her think even more about the question she has had since she was little why no one loves her and then discovers that there is a missing girl her mother’s twin sister and Jake steps up with information and an investigation is opened into the disappearance of Iris Chapman many years ago what they uncover goes a long way to answer some questions it is also heartbreaking.
This really is a fabulous story the characters are wonderful, Elle Chapman was a nasty lady, very and was giving nothing away, Betty, kind caring and there for Meg, Phillip a true hero I loved him and Jake he had been through so much because of The Chapmans but was still strong and then Meg what strength she showed through this unfurling of secrets and discoveries that changed a lot of things for her. This is a book that I would highly recommend I loved it from page one, so many twists.
My thanks to Penguin Random House for my ARC to read and review.
Meg Morrissey is an only child and lives with her photographer partner Phillip in Hahndorf when a call comes through asking her to visit her elderly grandmother Elle Chapman, she has just moved from the family home Hunters Reach to a nursing home, although she would have rather ignored her order, but with Phillip away on an assignment and Meg just losing her job she makes the trek.
When Meg meets up with her grandmother she is tasked with cleaning up the old home ready for sale, this is going to be a big job and there is no love between Meg and Elle there never has been even though Elle bought Meg up from the age of nine. Meg will do it and is thrilled when her old friend and neighbour Betty arrives to help with the cleanup, the gardens are a mess and Meg organizes for someone to help with that and Jake Lynch is hired.
Phillip arrives back injured but there for her and Meg uncovers some photos and secret hiding places and makes her think even more about the question she has had since she was little why no one loves her and then discovers that there is a missing girl her mother’s twin sister and Jake steps up with information and an investigation is opened into the disappearance of Iris Chapman many years ago what they uncover goes a long way to answer some questions it is also heartbreaking.
This really is a fabulous story the characters are wonderful, Elle Chapman was a nasty lady, very and was giving nothing away, Betty, kind caring and there for Meg, Phillip a true hero I loved him and Jake he had been through so much because of The Chapmans but was still strong and then Meg what strength she showed through this unfurling of secrets and discoveries that changed a lot of things for her. This is a book that I would highly recommend I loved it from page one, so many twists.
My thanks to Penguin Random House for my ARC to read and review.
5 stars
Published July 2nd 2021 by Penguin Random House Australia
