{"product_id":"9780812989465","title":"Watch Me Disappear: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA mother with a troubled past vanishes while hiking, leaving her family to piece together her secrets, in this keenly observed novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e—from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll We Ever Wanted Was Everything\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s been a year since Billie Flanagan—a beautiful, charismatic Berkeley mom with an enviable life—went on a solo hike in Desolation Wilderness and vanished from the trail. No body—only a hiking boot—has ever been found. Billie’s husband and teenage daughter cope with her death the best they can: Jonathan drinks, Olive grows remote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Olive starts having waking dreams—or are they hallucinations?—that her mother is still alive. Jonathan worries about Olive’s emotional stability, until he starts unearthing secrets from Billie’s past that bring into question everything he thought he knew about his wife. Together, Olive and Jonathan embark on a quest for the truth—about Billie, their family, and the stories we tell ourselves about the people we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A riveting, seductive read about the secret, protected places within even the most intimate relationships . . . Janelle Brown has written a novel that provokes thought as her story twists and turns. I loved it.”\u003cb\u003e—Sara Gruen, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tantalizing and twisty, \u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e is both a spider’s web of a thriller and a moving exploration of the deeper mysteries of marriage and family. You won’t be able to put it down, but you won’t forget it either.”\u003cb\u003e—Megan Abbott, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Will Know Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a riveting page-turner and a thoughtful meditation on what it means to know other people—and ourselves. Be careful: Once you start Janelle Brown’s expertly crafted and wonderfully mysterious novel, you won’t be able to stop.”\u003cb\u003e—Edan Lepucki, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWoman No. 17 \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e California\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I devoured \u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e in one sitting. In this poignant and captivating story of a missing woman and the family she left behind, Brown deftly peels away the layers of a loving marriage to reveal a haunting mystery and a devastating truth: that no matter how much you love someone, you can never truly know them.”\u003cb\u003e—Laura McHugh, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Blood \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Arrowood\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The plot is gripping enough: A woman’s disappearance leaves a daughter and husband in a limbo that moves rapidly into true mystery, with ever-widening gaps between acceptance and doubt, memory and history, truth and lies—all very slippery and treacherous and thrilling. But the real magic of \u003ci\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e is Brown’s gift for evoking familial love in all its mad permutations—and the more intensely for the high stakes of what has been taken, and what is yet to be found. This is a story you simply don’t want to end—but then, lord, what an ending!”\u003cb\u003e—Tim Johnston, author of \u003ci\u003eDescent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030612951280,"sku":"9780812989465","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812989465_p0.jpg?v=1763749507","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812989465","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}