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Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung
When Sasha disappears, Ellen fears the worst. Then long-buried secrets resurface, Ellen realizes she may not know Sasha -- or what she's capable of -- at all.
2005 : 17 year old Ellen falls under the spell of glamorous newcomer, Sasha. As Ellen is welcomed into Sasha's family, she doesn't see the darkness that lies beneath their musical, bohemian lifestyle. At a New Year's Eve party, events come to a dramatic head, resulting in a court case (in which Ellen is a key witness) that means family life at the Corner House will never be the same again.
2018 : Now 30, Ellen and Sasha are still entwined in each other's lives and sharing a flat in London. When Sasha disappears, Ellen fears the worst. She has gone missing like this before and the police won't take it seriously, but long-buried events in their shared past mean that Ellen has good reason to be frightened - not only for Sasha, but also for herself. Finding out the truth about what really happened on New Year's Eve twelve years ago puts Ellen in terrible danger, and forces her to confront not only the past, but how well she really knows her best friend.
Rezensionen (4)
Publisher's Weekly-Rezension
In 2017, 30-year-old journalist Ellen Mackinnon, the principal narrator of this riveting if flawed tale of deceit from British author Marshall (Friend Request), is living in a London flat with her best friend, Sasha North, when Sasha goes missing. After receiving threatening letters from Daniel Monkton, the former friend they testified against in a court case in 2007 following a tragic incident at a New Year's party, Ellen worries that Sasha's disappearance may be more than one of her usual free-spirited excursions. Ellen's flashbacks illuminating the curious events of her adolescence that led to Daniel's trial cast her in a favorable light. In contrast, she appears frantic and needy in her desperate search for answers to the mystery of Sasha's disappearance, which is overshadowed by the dysfunctional family drama involving Daniel's parents, who are Sasha's godparents. The plot takes a number of twists and turns along the way to the somewhat unimpressive conclusion. Still, Marshall does a good job keeping readers in suspense about Sasha's fate and what really happened at that New Year's party long ago. Agent: Kari Stewart, ICM Partners. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus-Rezension
A woman attempts to retrace the steps leading up to her best friend's sudden disappearance, and all paths lead to a rape that occurred more than a decade ago. In 2005, 17-year-old Ellen was fascinated with her new neighbors, the bohemian Monktons. Olivia was a celebrated opera singer, her husband, Tony, a talented bassoonist, and their two teenage boys, Nicholas and Daniel, were both musically gifted. But the most fascinating one of all was the ethereally beautiful Sasha, Olivia's goddaughter, who lived with them. Olivia and Tony regularly threw lavish parties where alcohol flowed freely among the adults and the teenagers, and Ellen eventually became close with Sasha, much to the chagrin of her best friend, Karina, who was pushed to the side. When Daniel was accused of raping Karina, all hell broke loose, and Sasha, Karina, and Ellen all had to testify at his trial. Now he's out of prison and Sasha has gone missing from the apartment she shares with Ellen. Ellen is terrified that Daniel has carried out the threats he's made against them in the past, but as she questions their friends and families and revisits the night of the rape, the line between truth and lies begins to blur. The narration moves between past and present and the viewpoints of Ellen, Olivia, and Karina. Olivia's observations during Daniel's trial are poignant, as she struggles with the urge to protect her beloved son and the horror that he just might have done what he's been accused of. Marshall (Friend Request, 2017) knows her way around the complicated, sometimes-fraught nature of female friendship, and she doles out plenty of expertly placed red herrings. The Monktons are like something out of a V.C. Andrews drama: Their foibles affect nearly everyone in their orbit, with disastrous consequences. Ultimately, this road is well-traveled, but Marshall is a competent storyteller, and readers will be mostly content to ride along to the slightly contrived, but satisfying, finale.Suspenseful fare that will resonate in the #MeToo era. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist-Rezension
When Ellen MacKinnon's best friend, Sasha, vanishes, she's consumed with the white-hot fear that a violent enemy from their past is finally making good on his threats. Fourteen years ago, Ellen's plodding suburban world ignited when the Monktons moved in across the street, bringing Sasha into Ellen's life and giving her Ellen an entrée into Sasha's cultured musicians' lifestyle. In the glow of beautiful, sophisticated Sasha's attention and the Monktons' bohemian soirées, Ellen began to imagine a bigger life. But a year later, Ellen and Sasha were cast out after their testimony sent Sasha's god-brother, Daniel Monkton, to prison for rape. Now, Daniel is paroled and has been sending them letters, vowing to avenge the lies he claims they told on the witness stand. Determined to find Sasha, Ellen heads back to their old neighborhood and discovers that the horrors behind Sasha's disappearance are far worse than she's feared. Ellen's confrontation with the guilt and loss she's repressed since the trial creates depth in this gripping frenemy thriller.--Christine Tran Copyright 2018 Booklist
Library Journal-Rezension
Ellen and Sasha are roommates and best friends, but one night Sasha doesn't come home from work. Ellen reports Sasha as missing and worries that her disappearance is related to events from the past. Jumping back and forth in time from ten years ago to the present, it is revealed that Ellen may not know Sasha as well as she thought. And a rape trial involving their mutual friend Daniel proves to be integral to present events. Most of the novel is told from Ellen's perspective jumping, but other characters' points of view are peppered throughout as well. The time jumps are jarring at first but become an important part of the narrative, revealing past information only when it's most pertinent. Marshall (Friend Request) weaves her tale of deception through a lens of family dynamics, friendship struggles, and coming-of-age themes. Readers of novels such as Caz Frear's Sweet Little Lies and Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies will enjoy this similarly titled book. VERDICT Marshall's short yet detailed chapters will keep readers flipping the pages until the truth is finally revealed.-Natalie Browning, Longwood Univ. Lib., Farmville, VA © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
