{"product_id":"watch-me-disappear-a-novel-3","title":"Watch Me Disappear A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The disappearance of a beautiful, charismatic mother leaves her family to piece together her secrets in this propulsive novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll We Ever Wanted Was Everything\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear \u003c\/i\u003eis just as riveting as \u003ci\u003eGone Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho you want people to be makes you blind to who they really are.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's been a year since Billie Flanagan--a Berkeley mom with an enviable life--went on a solo hike in Desolation Wilderness and vanished from the trail. Her body was never found, just a shattered cellphone and a solitary hiking boot. Her husband and teenage daughter have been coping with Billie's death the best they can: Jonathan drinks as he works on a loving memoir about his marriage; Olive grows remote, from both her father and her friends at the all-girls school she attends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But then Olive starts having strange visions of her mother, still alive. Jonathan worries about Olive's emotional stability, until he starts unearthing secrets from Billie's past that bring into question everything he thought he understood about his wife. Who \u003ci\u003ewas\u003c\/i\u003e the woman he knew as Billie Flanagan? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Together, Olive and Jonathan embark on a quest for the truth--about Billie, but also about themselves, learning, in the process, about all the ways that love can distort what we choose to see. Janelle Brown's insights into the dynamics of intimate relationships will make you question the stories you tell yourself about the people you love, while her nervy storytelling will keep you guessing until the very last page. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprising and compelling read. Like the best novels, it takes the reader somewhere she wouldn't otherwise allow herself to go. . . . It's strongest in the places that matter most: in the believability of its characters and the irresistibility of its plot.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Janelle Brown's third family drama delivers an incisive and emotional view of how grief and recovery from loss can seep into each aspect of a person's life. . . . Brown imbues realism in each character, whose complicated emotions fuel the suspenseful story.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When a Berkeley mother vanishes and is declared dead, her daughter is convinced she's alive in Janelle Brown's thriller, calling to mind \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48405820637439,"sku":"*R0085763*","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/12192823482477.jpg?v=1776445535","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/watch-me-disappear-a-novel-3","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}