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The Moment She Was Gone (Hardcover)

by Evan Hunter (Author) "My mother phones me the moment Annie is gone ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (17 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752857118
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752857114
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,205,533 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Reviews are continuing to come through for this. 'Not to be missed.'DAILY MIRROR 'an engrossing psychological, literary novel...' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'This is a finely wrought novel that works as a mystery and as a race against time to find a vulnerable young woman. Most of all it is a sensitive and sometimesdisturbing examination of how we face, or don't, the realities of mental illness.'SUNDAY MERCURY, BIRMINGHAM 'Few would deny that Evan Hunter is one of the word's best writers. His easy style, his ability to make the most mundane details interesting and his psychiatrist-like ability to tease ou the last shred from a character's personality have made him a star author for half a century.' tangledweb.co.uk, September 2003 Review in HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER

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It's two o'clock in the morning when Andrew Gulliver gets a phone call from his mother. His twin sister, Annie, is gone. Nothing unusual in that - she's been taking off since she was a child. But this time is different. Last month, she got into serious trouble in Sicily, was attacked and ended up in a mental hospital, diagnosed as a schizophrenic... But until now, her family and her twin have refused to accept that something is really wrong. She must be found before she harms herself or someone else...

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4.0 out of 5 stars AN ASSURED READING OF A FAMILY STORY, 3 Aug 2002
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Evan Hunter who also writes thriller-dillers under the name Ed McBain is a pro at creating compelling scenarios. Dan Futterman, whom many applauded as Robin Williams's son in "The Bird Cage," is also a master of his craft, as is evident in his assured reading of this tale of emotional dysfunction.

When Andrew Gulliver receives a predawn phone call from his mother telling him that his twin sister, Annie, is missing it is not the first time. As a teenager Annie had disappeared without a trace, only to later reappear just as surprisingly as she had vanished. This was a pattern that she continued through adulthood.

Much of her story is told in flashbacks, as her various odysseys to far off places are recounted. However, just a short while ago Annie was restrained in a mental hospital in Sicily where she was given various drug treatments which seemed to exacerbate her illness rather than control it. She is diagnosed as being schizophrenic.

One of the questions that crosses Andrew's mind as he searches for his sister is whether or not he, too, may be mentally ill. Has their family played a part in his sister's dysfunction?

The Gullivers must face their past and what may be their future during this traumatic time. Hunter writes with perception and compassion of people riven by emotional illness.

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