Title:
Missing: A Memoir
Author:
Lindsay Harrison
Memoir Express Version:
"During her sophomore year at Brown University, Lindsay received a phone call from her brother that her mother was missing. Lindsay and her siblings are extremely close to their mother and immediately sense something is amiss. Converging in their hometown in Massachusetts, they begin frantically searching.
Missing: A Memoir
Author:
Lindsay Harrison
Memoir Express Version:
"During her sophomore year at Brown University, Lindsay received a phone call from her brother that her mother was missing. Lindsay and her siblings are extremely close to their mother and immediately sense something is amiss. Converging in their hometown in Massachusetts, they begin frantically searching.
Missing is a page-turning
account of the first forty days of the search for Lindsay’s mother, as it
chronicles dealings with detectives, false sightings, wild hope, and deep
despair. The balance of the story is a candid, emotional exploration of a
daughter’s search for solace after tragedy." As summarized from her book jacket.
Why it moved me:
This is a gripping account of a family's drama from the point of view of the family's most vulnerable member. As Lindsay and her family track her mother’s actions on the day she goes missing, other pivotal family history is revealed. Lindsay's words make you feel as though you are with her on this emotional journey; you feel her feelings and share her grief. Her love for her mother is a focal point, but you also learn, in a way that didn’t seem obvious to Lindsay, that her mother was deeply, emotionally disturbed. Throughout their childhood, her mother tried to pin her children against their very well intentioned father, whom she divorced years prior. The most poignant part of the story was when Lindsay’s father picks her up at the hospital after a summer “incident”. It is here, that Lindsay finally realizes just how much her father truly loves her. This book is not only about coming to terms with tragedy, but about the beautiful relationship between a daughter and her father.
Why it moved me:
This is a gripping account of a family's drama from the point of view of the family's most vulnerable member. As Lindsay and her family track her mother’s actions on the day she goes missing, other pivotal family history is revealed. Lindsay's words make you feel as though you are with her on this emotional journey; you feel her feelings and share her grief. Her love for her mother is a focal point, but you also learn, in a way that didn’t seem obvious to Lindsay, that her mother was deeply, emotionally disturbed. Throughout their childhood, her mother tried to pin her children against their very well intentioned father, whom she divorced years prior. The most poignant part of the story was when Lindsay’s father picks her up at the hospital after a summer “incident”. It is here, that Lindsay finally realizes just how much her father truly loves her. This book is not only about coming to terms with tragedy, but about the beautiful relationship between a daughter and her father.
Gasp!
After
a nonstop
forty-day search, Lindsay’s mother is found. If I reveal any more, I would have
to sound off the spoiler alert. This "gasp" is rivaled with an
incident she experiences while working at an overnight camp as a young adult.
She is somebody:
Lindsay Harrison grew up in Massachusetts, and attended Brown University and Columbia School of the Arts. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. This is her first book.
Want More?
www.lindsayharrison.com
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