Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Genre: Psychological fiction, Urban fantasy fiction
When 16 year old Tara Martin suddenly goes missing, her parents begin to fear the worst for her survival and believe that her boyfriend, Richie, has something to do with her disappearance. As years begin to pass, the Martin's begin to move on, but Richie is physically and emotionally hurt from the outcome of being blamed for her disappearance.
20 years later on Christmas Eve, Tara turns up on her parents doorstep looking as if she barely aged, and telling them that she was traveling the world for 20 years and finally decided to come back. However, when her brother Peter, now an older man in his 40's, married with four kids finds out his missing sister is back, he is less than reluctant to believe her story. As they dig deeper into Tara's explanation, she begins to reveal where she was for 20 years, even though she believes she was only gone for 6 months.
This was a great psychological drama and it really deals with the question, "How can you prove to your family and friends that you're not crazy?" I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a book with depth and character. I really felt for Tara as she was trying to fit back into the reality she left.
This book review was written by Library Assistant, Dennis Kuhn
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