The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

PRAISE FOR THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX "I found this actually unputdownable, written with charge and energy and a kind of compelling drive, a clarity and a gripping dramatic insidiousness reminiscent of classic writers like Rebecca West and Daphne du Maurier." --Ali Smith"Almost ridiculously pleasurable . . . shocking, heartbreaking, and fascinating." --The Times (London)"This haunting and extraordinarily engrossing novel--part gothic mystery, part tangled family drama--reminded me why I love reading in the first place: it''s because a well-written book has the power to carry us away to a place we''ve never been but always suspected it was there. I''m grateful to Maggie O''Farrell for revealing this story to the world of readers." (Carolyn Parkhurst author of THE DOGS OF BABEL )"The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox is a strange, sad, and a marvelously well-written novel. I would like to think that families only behave this way in books, but unfortunately betrayal, jealousy, and secrets are all too common in real life. It was a terrific book, I will be thinking about it for a long time." (Audrey Niffenegger author of THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE )"O''Farrell''s fourth novel brilliantly illustrates her talent for gradually revealing her characters'' inner lives by jumping back and forth in time and juxtaposing different narrative points of view.... A gripping read with superbly crafted scenes that will blaze in the reader''s memory long after the novel is returned to the shelf." (Booklist )"A moving human drama." (Kirkus )