Then She Was Gone (Authentic Verified) by Lisa Jewell

"And then, she was gone.

For Laurel Mack, the pain of losing her daughter, Ellie, has never truly faded. Ten years have passed since Ellie vanished without a trace, seven years since Laurel's marriage fell apart, and only months since the last lead in Ellie's case surfaced. As Laurel attempts to rebuild her life, she is caught off guard when a chance encounter with a charming man in a caf?turns into a rapidly deepening connection. Before she knows it, Laurel finds herself meeting Floyd? daughters?nd it? his youngest, Poppy, who takes her breath away.

Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie.

This unsettling resemblance stirs up long-buried questions, reigniting the unresolved grief and mystery Laurel had tried so hard to leave behind. What really happened to Ellie? Did she run away, as the police have always believed, or was there a darker force at play? And who exactly is Floyd?his man who has suddenly entered her life, bringing with him a daughter who so eerily reminds Laurel of her own missing girl?

As the pieces of the puzzle start to fit together, Laurel is forced to confront the haunting possibility that the answers to these questions may be closer than she ever imagined.

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