The God of the Woods (Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition)

by Liz Moore

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

The woods can't hide everything — the family dynamics of Succession meets the intrigue of Liane Moriarty in this story of money and land, legacy and inheritance.

This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes an original essay from the author and a reader's guide plus embossed paint drip on the cover and pink endpapers.

"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."—Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You

“Brilliant, riveting...an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book.” —Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.

As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593854273
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/02/2024
Edition description:	Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Liz Moore is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Long Bright River, which was a Good Morning America Book Club pick and one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2019, as well as the acclaimed novels Heft and The Unseen World. A winner of the 2014-2015 Rome Prize in Literature, she lives in Philadelphia.

Editorial Reviews

Listeners will be puzzled when 13-year-old Barbra Van Laar goes missing from her bunk at an Adirondack summer camp in 1975--and even more intrigued when they find out her brother vanished from the same location 16 years earlier. To complicate matters, the camp is owned by her wealthy family and is one of the few employers in the beautiful but economically depressed area. Narrator Saskia Maareleveld explores the impact the disappearances have on the Van Laar family and the surrounding working-class community amid the search for Barbra. Maarleveld delivers subtle drama as the fallout from both disappearances leads to complications no one expects. Maarleveld immerses listeners in this mystery, which is being hailed as reminiscent of Donna Tartt's SECRET HISTORY. N.R.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

AUGUST 2024 - AudioFile

Praise for The God of the Woods:

"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word, The God of the Woods is about the many ways we find and lose both ourselves and others. This book flew by at lightning speed, but will stick with me for a very long time."
—Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You

“A brilliant, riveting fox-trap of a novel — an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide. Liz Moore shows us how easy it is for any of us to get lost in the woods, and what to do if you want to be found.  I loved this book.” 
—Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace

“A riveting tale of a missing child that widens into a vast, acute portrait of youth, friendship, family secrets, and conflicting social circles. Intelligently done, and with a gimlet eye for telling detail, it’s a brilliant trap full of secrets and lies.”
—Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize winning author of Shuggie Bain
 
“A rare gem, an immersive and enthralling literary thriller: a novel about love in the aftermath of tragedy, and about families of the very best – and the worst – kind.”
—Paula Hawkins  #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train

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