A journalist uncovers a family secret linked to missing Black girls in 1960s North Carolina while facing infertility and mental health struggles.
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A journalist uncovers a family secret linked to missing Black girls in 1960s North Carolina while facing infertility and mental health struggles.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A dedicated journalist unearths a generations-old family secret—and a connection to a string of missing girls that hits way too close to home—in this “nail-biting debut” (Booklist). “A well-written, emotionally wrenching tale.”—Associated Press A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR In the wake of her grandmother's passing, Sydney Singleton finds a hidden photograph of a little girl who looks more like Sydney than her own sister or mother. She soon discovers the mystery ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Marital strain and fertility-related intimacy; sexual violence themes
Violence & gore
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Murders and kidnappings of girls; violence intense but not gratuitous
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Alcoholism, blackouts, and addiction portrayed as destructive
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central focus on racial injustice and media neglect of missing Black girls
Self-harm / suicide
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Past psychotic break; self-destructive spiral amid mental health crisis
Abuse & suffering
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Domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual violence, kidnapping, emotional abuse
Other
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