This novel is a little reminiscent of Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones'. It is the story of the disappearance years previously of a little sister and the repurcussions for her family. The plot is fairly complex following narrative threads in the present through Caroline's eyes alternating between chapters detailing the past leading up to Ellie's disappearance. One day Caroline sees a photo in a magazine and is convinced that it is Ellie, all grown up. Caroline then goes to Montana in search of her sister. Quite a page turner , sad and funny. I especially liked the character of Caroline. Recommended for a great read.

RELEASE NOTES:

Front foyer on wooden hall stand near entry door.

I picked up the book from the hall table at my workplace.
From my last experience of a Book Crossing catch, I was intruiged to read this latest.
I love the way dysfunctional families are portrayed in writing these days. Members of these families gather and disperse with equanimity, as though searching for a lost family member is 'normal'. The page-turning journey tantilises. I found I went back to read for clues once I had completed the first read. Slick contemporary details and incidents filled out the background. The anecdote of Roxie the hitchhiker hints at the desperation of Caroline's need to define her loss. The use of the letters to describe the alternate journey is masterful.

WOW! What a fabulous book for my debut as a book crosser! I thoroughly enjoyed How To Be Lost - loved the characters, the structure, the breath taking hopefulness of it all. I'd love to give it to a heap of friends to read... but I won't. I'll just tell them about it and leave the book somewhere special for someone else to find and enjoy.