THE LOST GIRLS

'Cleverly told through dual timelines of Lucy's journals and Justine's voice, this is sensitive and tense storytelling'
- Daily Mail 

'The delicacy of [Young's] writing elevates the drama and gives her two central characters depth and backbone...And the murder mystery that drives [THE LOST GIRLS] is as shocking as anything you're likely to read for a good long while'
- New York Times Book Review 

'The Lost Girls is a powerful and bruising drama that astutely explores the reverberations of a shocking event through the inextricable layers of family. The story unwinds with a slow but insidious unease, building relentlessly to its shattering and heart-breaking conclusion'
- Philippa East  

'A story that is both eerie and incredibly sad... The Lost Girls is a poignant and engrossing thriller [and] a hugely impressive debut'
- Carolyn Kirby, author of Times Historical Novel of the Year, When We Fall  

'An addictive, magnificently drawn tale of secrets, lies and tangled relationships, The Lost Girls is one of the most emotionally addictive books I've read in a long time, from the first page to its shocking finale. I read it in one greedy sitting'
- Lisa Hall  

'The same physical impact as the ice-bucket challenge but in book form. It made me gasp. You'll love it'
- Helen Fields  

'A novel of quiet intensity that builds to a terrifying climax. THE LOST GIRLS contains echoes of Kate Atkinson's Case Histories and is just as haunting'
- Minneapolis Star Tribune 

'THE LOST GIRLS follows sixty years in one bloodline...As the twisting tale unfolds, hidden secrets, scandals and sorrows are revealed as we discover what really happened to Emily; the truth offers up reconciliation, and, ultimately, redemption for all of the women left in her wake'
- Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and June  

'Vivid and suspenseful'
- Seattle Times 

'Heather Young is a master weaver of plot, time, and character. Her prose is confident, her story ambitious. The result -- THE LOST GIRLS -- is a haunting and dynamic debut that never falters'
- Ivy Pochoda, author of Vistation Street  

'Beautifully written, THE LOST GIRLS will please suspense fans as well as those who love redemptive fiction. This is a big, bold, heart-wrenching book reminiscent of novels by Jodi Picoult, and is an excellent debut'
- Bookreporter.com 

'A taut, intricately plotted novel'
- San Jose Mercury News 

'Young does a masterful job contrasting Lucy's long-ago summer, her last happy one, with Justine's dawning knowledge of how the effects of a family tragedy echo down through the years'
- Toronto Star 

'Riveting...Told with finesse and an unflinching eye, THE LOST GIRLS examines the bond between sisters, what it means to keep a promise, and how one family's secrets can stretch across generations'
- Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl  

'I was swept into THE LOST GIRLS on the very first page...Heather Young weaves a captivating, multi-layered story that you won't want to put down'
- Vanessa Diffenbaugh, internationally bestselling author of The Language of Flowers  

'This book has it all - intrigue, complicated relationships, and a thrilling plotline - and it will appeal to fans of long-spanning '90s stories like Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias (yes that came out in '89 but you totally had the VHS in the '90s).'
- Bustle 

'Suspenseful ... Young juggles each narrative skillfully, noting the terrible ways in which secrets and evasions shape our lives - and how even when it seems unlikely, redemption is always possible'
- Miami Herald 

'Suspenseful and finely wrought, Young's tale is not easily forgotten'
- Booklist 

'Heather Young has crafted a gorgeous book that moves artfully back and forth through time, weaving a suspenseful tale steeped in generations of family secrets. Places hold memories, The Lost Girls reminds us so beautifully; places shape us, bind us, haunt us, but sometimes, they can redeem us, too'
- Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Sister  

'Heather Young's clear, unsentimental writing is bracingly observant, psychologically astute, and suspenseful. Her characters include people who cannot love, people who destroy what they love-and people who slowly, agonizingly, figure out what love actually is. From its opening...to its troubling, thrilling conclusion, I found this novel irresistible'
- Alice Mattison