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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 After You Were Gone
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'What happens to a family when a child goes missing? How far would you go to learn the truth?

'In a busy street market, Abbie lets go of six-year-old Sarah’s hand. She isn’t a bad mother, just exhausted. When she turns around, her daughter isn’t there. After a full-scale search and a high-profile investigation, there is still no trace of Sarah.

'Six years later, Abbie is in love and getting married. Her family, despite their problems, have seen her through her worst imaginings—only Abbie’s mother seems unwilling to let her move on. Her fragile peace is constantly threatened: not knowing what happened to Sarah is like living with a curse.

'Then a phone call from an unknown number offers closure. A man claims to know what happened to Sarah, but if Abbie tells anyone or fails to follow instructions, she’ll never find out. What price must Abbie pay to know the truth?'(Publication summary)

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2022 .
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      Extent: 272p.
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      • Published October 2022
      ISBN: 9781922458001
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Works about this Work

Girl, Gone : Vikki Wakefield’s Twisty Thriller Explores Every Parent’s Worst Eleanor Limprecht , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 December 2022;
— Review of After You Were Gone Vikki Wakefield , 2022 single work novel

'Vikki Wakefield’s first foray into adult fiction begins with every parent’s worst-case scenario: single mum Abbie is at a busy outdoor market with her six-year-old, Sarah, when her daughter disappears. Sarah is suspected abducted, and despite all the police resources, there are no leads on her disappearance. Abbie is left to pick up the pieces of her life and carry on.'(Introduction)
Girl, Gone : Vikki Wakefield’s Twisty Thriller Explores Every Parent’s Worst Eleanor Limprecht , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 December 2022;
— Review of After You Were Gone Vikki Wakefield , 2022 single work novel

'Vikki Wakefield’s first foray into adult fiction begins with every parent’s worst-case scenario: single mum Abbie is at a busy outdoor market with her six-year-old, Sarah, when her daughter disappears. Sarah is suspected abducted, and despite all the police resources, there are no leads on her disappearance. Abbie is left to pick up the pieces of her life and carry on.'(Introduction)
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