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The Act of Disappearing

A Novel

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The Act of Disappearing

By: Nathan Gower
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Ashley Klanac
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"Hauntingly beautiful.”
—Fiona Davis,
New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue

“A thrilling story, remarkably told.”
—Lara Prescott,
New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets We Kept

Julia White is struggling: her bartending job isn’t cutting it, and her first book has sold hardly any copies. She’s broke, barely able to make ends meet while drowning in her late mother’s medical bills and reeling after a one-night stand with her ex-boyfriend, who’s now completely ghosted her. Enter Johnathan Aster, world-renowned photographer, with a proposal: he has a never-before-seen photograph of a woman falling from a train bridge, clutching what appears to be a baby. And he wants Julia to research the story.

Alternating between present-day Brooklyn and Kentucky as it enters the 1960s, the story unfolds as Julia races to find answers: Who was the woman in the photograph? Why was she on the bridge? And what happened to the baby? Each detail is more propulsive than the last as Julia unravels the mystery surrounding the Fairchilds of Gray Station and discovers a story more staggering than anything she could have imagined.

©2024 Nathan Gower (P)2024 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
Historical Women's Fiction Exciting Heartfelt

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Small town drama.

Twist and turns throughout the entire book keeps you interested beginning to end. Recommend this book whole heartedly.

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Gripping

One of my top 10 listens. You think you know where this one is leading and then the wand is waved again.

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Great storytelling

Loved this book. Some unexpected moments and an end that didn’t surprise me entirely but not predictable.

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Beautiful story!

This is such a beautiful story, and I loved it. Looking forward to more from this author!

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Timeless

A mother with probably post partum depression never diagnosed could not properly care for her daughter. When the daughter was a young teen she was left in charge of her baby brother. The place is Kentucky in the late 1950's and early 60's.

In 2010 a young woman writer living in New York city is hired by a famous photographer to research the subject of a picture he'd taken in Kentucky nearly 50 years ago.

A fascinating story with characters so real you think you know them. Even the minor characters are sketched with truth. The two narrators make the story sing through the pages. Sometimes it's a sad song, sometimes brimming with delight. And sometimes with a despair so raw you want it to stop.

I was enthralled right through the epilogue.

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Surprise ending!!!!

Very interesting but the surprise ending was happy after a sometimes sad story of family and the skeletons in the closet.

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The best!

Easily best written story and narrationI’ve heard in a long time. Could not stop listening Highly recommend.

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Outstanding!

This was amazing; so wonderfully written. I only stopped listening when I had no choice. The characters came to life right from the beginning and I felt like I knew each one of them personally. The story brings the past to the present in a brilliant way. Narrators did a superb job. Nathan Gower, I would not be surprised if this becomes a movie! In the meantime, I pray you keep writing. I am looking forward to your next book. Bravo!!!!

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Excellent

This young man has a wonderful career ahead of him Great job great narrator cccc

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Generations of mothers and daughters finding their voices

Well written. I consumed this in two days. Sadly, I had to work for 16 of those hours or it would have been one! Good, even narration. More like this please!!!

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