Girls: A Novel
by By Busch, Frederick
Category: Fiction , General

In the unrelenting cold and bitter winter of Upstate New York, Jack and his wife, Fanny, are trying to come to terms with the desperate sorrow they feel over the death of their young daughter. A chasm has formed in their relationship and Jack is looking for a way to heal them both.Meanwhile, near the town where they live, a fourteen-year-old girl has gone missing between her parents' home and her father's church. She has become one of the hundreds of children who seemingly disappear into thin air every year in this country. Finding what has become of this child could be Jack's salvation, if he can just get to her in time.