01696    a2200205   450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003202000190007304000130009204100080010508200150011310000240012824500380015226000360019030000290022650400390025552011650029465000310145911224IN-BhIIT20260316132450.0251216b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a97800008745387  aIN-BhIIT  aeng  a813bMOO/G  aMoore,  LizeAuthor  aThe god of the woods /cLiz Moore  aLondon :bHarper Colins,c2024.  a435 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographies and index.  aWhen Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn't just any camper, she's the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp--as well as the opulent nearby estate, and most of the land in sight. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara's older brother also went missing 16 years earlier, never to be found. How could this have happened yet again? Out of this gripping beginning, Liz Moore weaves a richly textured drama, both emotionally nuanced and propelled by a double-barreled mystery. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the community working in its shadow, Moore's multi-threaded drama brings readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer: Barbara's wounded, grieving mother; the "townie" whose family makes a living off this land; the 13-year-old camper struggling to find her way; and the outsider tasked with seeing the bigger picture, and uncovering the truth"  aAmerican fiction (English)