HB: 432 pages
Michael Joseph
ISBN-10: 071818310X
ISBN-13: 978-0718183103
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The Lost Girl is a heartrending story of loss and enduring love

Since her daughter went missing four years earlier, celebrated photographer Kurtiz Ross has been a woman alone. Her only companion her camera. Since Lizzie disappeared, she has blamed and isolated herself, given up hope. Until, out of the blue, an unexpected sighting of Lizzie is made in Paris.

Within hours of Kurtiz arriving in Paris, the City of Light is plunged into a night of hell when a series of terrorist attacks bring the city to a standstill. Amid the fear and chaos, a hand reaches out. A sympathetic stranger in a café offers to help Kurtiz find her daughter.

Neither knows what this harrowing night will deliver, but the other woman’s kindness – and her stories of her own love and loss in post-war Provence – shine light into the shadows, restoring hope, bringing the unexpected. Out of darkness and despair, new life rises. New beginnings unfold.

Set during a time of bloodshed and chaos in one of the most beautiful cities on earth and along the warm fragrant shores of the Mediterranean, Kurtiz discovers that miracles really can happen . . .

Praise for The Lost Girl:

One of Our Books of the Year 2017 and July 2017 eBook of the Month. A mesmerising, haunting, and extraordinarily relevant yet beautifully evocative read. Kurtiz arrives in Paris after a sighting of her missing daughter, as the tale begins to unfurl, humanity at its very best and worst is revealed in several time frames. There is a slight departure in tone from previous novels, however the deep emotion and captivating writing is still reassuringly in evidence for existing fans. Carol Drinkwater explores thoughts and feelings during and after war, and immediately after an act of terrorism, her empathy shines a light on the darkness of the story. The movement in time allows more information to slot into place and the relationships between the characters began to connect like lightening strikes in my mind. ‘The Lost Girl’ is a story about relationships, family, and love during heartbreak, doubt and apprehension, yet rather than oppressive, I found an entirely captivating and beautiful read awaited. ~ Liz Robinson, Lovereading.co.uk

‘A story to savour, complete with wonderful settings stretching from Paris to the glorious countryside of southern France’ Dinah Jefferies, Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Wife

‘A great and compassionate writer’ Danuta Kean, Guardian

‘Mesmerising, haunting and extraordinarily relevant’ Lovereading

‘A gripping tale’ Sunday Post

‘The perfect holiday read that manages to keep you guessing the whole way through’ Living France

‘A story of love and loss, of sadness and great joy’ The Middle East