How was that possible, you may ask, and what are the odds? Laurel’s relationship with Floyd raises many questions. Poppy even had some personality quirks that Ellie had. Yes, Poppy looked almost exactly like Laurel’s daughter Ellie, who went missing years ago. They begin dating and she meets his weirdly precocious daughter, Poppy. That changed when Laurel meets Floyd, a handsome mathematician who instantly hits it off with her. Ellie’s family, especially Laurel, finally have closure yet the question of what exactly happened to her wasn’t answered. Over ten years after the disappearance, Ellie’s body was found, along with her belongings that she had when she went missing. Laurel and her husband Paul divorce while she keeps embers of hope that someday Ellie might show up in their lives again. Meanwhile, a mountain of tension builds up between family members. It was like Ellie disappeared out of thin air so the police theorised she ran away. Through years of investigation, no evidence is found.

Ten years ago, Ellie Mack goes missing on the way to a nearby library. This lead to a series of events that completely messed up her life and her mental health.

Noelle, on the other hand, was pretty much neglected throughout her childhood, despite being quite intelligent, and grew up as an antisocial person. Noelle was the only girl in a big Irish family, who were all die hard academics. In fact, I’d go so far as to say she was the most interesting character in the book because she wasn’t as cookie-cutter as Laurel, and Ellie. Now Noelle Donnelly, boy, she was interesting.

She too lived a normal life as a housewife and mom in the suburbs. She lived a busy life, fending for her three children. Laurel Mack was a practical, prudent, and somewhat plain woman. As a 16-year old preparing for GCSEs (*Raka getting Vietnam flashbacks*), she was a straight A student, had a loveable boyfriend, a supportive family, was drop-dead gorgeous and lived like an ordinary teenager in a London suburb. She was the heart and soul of the Mack family, particularly for her mother Laurel Mack. Then She Was Gone is a story about three women: Ellie Mack, her mother Laurel Mack, and Noelle Donnelly.Įllie Mack was the perfect daughter. There were parts in this novel that made tear up badly and made me want to throw the book at a wall because of how sad it was! Here you go then, a book that made me cry. But Then She Was Gone was (sort of) an exception. Like her, I don’t find it easier to cry when I watch movies compared to reading books. J from Midnight Book Blog wrote a post about a book that made you cry. Interestingly, this is the second book I’m reviewing about a book about a missing person featuring three women, the first one being The Girl on the Train.

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