"When I read a book it feels like real life, and when I put the book down it’s like I go back into the dream.”

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell is a compelling and emotionally resonant thriller that will keep readers hooked.

The plot follows the events after the sudden disappearance of a fifteen-year-old girl, Ellie. Even after ten years of her disappearance, her mother's life did not get stable, and she ended up going on a mission to unfold a sequence of occurrences that not only led her to the location where her daughter was kept but also discovered a heartwarming truth of her daughter's life. From losing her daughter, she did not live a contented life with her husband leaving her because their relationship withered as she thought he did not pay enough attention to hunting for their daughter, and her other relationships suffered badly too as she was too involved in making others feel that only she cared for Ellie. The plot is full of twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge of their seats till the end.