A Girl Named Anna
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3.7 • 33 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A WOMAN’S WORLD BEST NEW BOOK
WINNER OF THE DAILY MAIL FIRST NOVEL COMPETITION
“As convincing as it was gripping, a fabulous debut thriller.”—Sunday Mirror
If your whole life is a lie, who can you trust?
Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has always been taught that her mamma’s rules are the only path to follow. But, on her eighteenth birthday, she defies her mamma for the first time in her life and goes to Astroland. She’s never been allowed to visit Florida’s biggest theme park, so why, when she arrives, does everything about it seem so familiar? And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives that same day—a letter addressing her by a different name?
Rosie has grown up in the shadow of the missing sister she barely remembers, her family fractured by years of searching without leads. Now, on the fifteenth anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, the media circus resumes as the funds dedicated to the search dry up, and Rosie vows to uncover the truth herself. But can she find the answer before it tears her family apart?
Winner of the Daily Mail First Novel Competition, A Girl Named Anna is a psychologically riveting read that introduces Lizzy Barber as an outstanding new voice in suspense fiction.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
High school senior Anna Montgomery, the heroine of British author Barber's taut first novel, lives a quiet, devout life in Florida with her widowed mother. When Anna and her boyfriend, the local pastor's son, decide to sneak off to Astroland, the state's biggest theme park (where she's never been), for her 18th birthday, she discovers Astroland is strangely familiar. Meanwhile, in London, teenager Rosie Archer and her parents must come to terms with the 15th anniversary of the kidnapping of her sister, Emily, which occurred during a trip to America when Rosie was just a baby. Despite having little hope of success, Rosie resolves to do something, and she begins by reading all the conspiracy theories and stories about the kidnapping online. Her research uncovers a few promising leads, one involving a well-known reporter. As Rosie fights for the truth, Anna seeks her own, and soon both find themselves in danger. Barber creates a fast-moving tale of good and evil, obsession and sacrifice all in the name of love. This gifted storyteller is a writer to watch.
